Bv8, a small protein from frog skin and its homologue from snake venom induce hyperalgesia in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 374, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-196

  Mollay, Christa ^a   Wechselberger, Christian ^a   Mignogna, Giuseppina ^b   Negri, Lucia ^b   Melchiorri, Pietro ^b   Barra, Donatella ^b   Kreil, Günther ^a  

^a ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bv8 (Bombina variegata protein 8 kDa); Hyperalgesia, rat; Ileum, guinea pig

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BOMBINA VARIEGATA PROTEIN 8; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; MEPYRAMINE; NIFEDIPINE; NOCICEPTIN; NOLPITANTIUM; PROTEIN A; SNAKE VENOM; TETRODOTOXIN; TROPISETRON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; GUINEA PIG; HYPERALGESIA; ILEUM CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RABBIT; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; TAIL FLICK TEST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMPHIBIAN PROTEINS; ANIMALS; ANURA; BASE SEQUENCE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GUINEA PIGS; HYPERALGESIA; ILEUM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEUROPEPTIDES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROTEINS; RATS; SKIN; SNAKE VENOMS;

EID: 0033033979     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00229-0     Document Type: Article

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