Repeated injections of TTX do not affect TTX resistance or growth in the garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 1999, Pages 531-535

  Ridenhour, Benjamin J ^a,b   Brodie Jr , E D ^a   Brodie III, E D ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALAMANDRIDAE; SERPENTES; TARICHA GRANULOSA; THAMNOPHIS SIRTALIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033532155     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447507     Document Type: Article

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