Pharmacological evidence that neuropeptides mediate part of the actions of scorpion venom on the guinea pig ileum

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 368, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 231-236

  Matos, Ione M ^a   Teixeira, Mauro M ^a   Leite, Romulo ^a   Freire Maia, Lineu ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Envenoming; Scorpion venom; Substance P; Tachykinin NK1 receptor; Tityus serrulatus; Toxin gamma

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; NORADRENALIN; SCORPION VENOM; SODIUM CHANNEL; SUBSTANCE P; TACHYKININ;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVENOMATION; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ATROPINE; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; GUINEA PIGS; ILEUM; INDOLES; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROPEPTIDES; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-1; SCORPION VENOMS; STEREOISOMERISM; SUBSTANCE P;

EID: 0032978206     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00016-3     Document Type: Article

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