Effects of verapamil and CSL antivenom on Chironex fleckeri (Box-jellyfish) induced mortality

Toxicon

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1621-1626

  Bloom, David A ^a,b   Burnett, Jose W ^a,b   Hebel, J Richard ^b   Alderslade, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VENOM ANTISERUM; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENVENOMATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; JELLYFISH; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; CHIRONEX FLECKERI; OVIS;

EID: 0033231567     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(98)00245-1     Document Type: Article

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