The effects of equinatoxin II on respiration — possible mechanism of the toxin lethality

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 439, Issue 7, 2000, Pages R129-R130

  Bunc, Matjaž ^a   Frangež, Robert ^b   Rozman, Janez ^c   Šuput, Dušan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c doo   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

equinatoxin II; lethality; respiration

Indexed keywords

EQUINATOXIN; EQUINATOXIN II; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; COELENTERATE VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN MICROCIRCULATION; BREATHING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; LETHALITY; LUNG TOXICITY; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PELOPHYLAX ESCULENTUS; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY ARREST; ANIMAL; DIAPHRAGM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FROG; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CNIDARIAN VENOMS; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLES; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RANA ESCULENTA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0033627906     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03376545     Document Type: Article

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