Indirect cardiotoxic activity of the caecilian Siphonops paulensis (Gymnophiona, Amphibia) skin secretion

Toxicon

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-54

  Ferroni Schwartz, Elisabeth N ^a   Schwartz, Carlos Alberto ^a   Sebben, Antonio ^a   Largura, Simone W R ^a   Mendes, Erasmo Garcia ^b  

^a Depto Cie Fisiol Inst Cie B   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM ION; VENOM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE; HEMOLYSIS; INOTROPISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SECRETION; TOAD;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIBIAN VENOMS; ANIMALS; BUFONIDAE; ERYTHROCYTES; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HEART VENTRICLES; POTASSIUM; SKIN;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; CAECILIA; GYMNOPHIONA; SIPHONOPS;

EID: 0032889743     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(98)00129-9     Document Type: Article

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