Investigation of the haemodynamic effects of Phoneutria nigriventer venom in anaesthetised rabbits

Toxicon

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 841-853

  Estato, Vanessa ^a   Antunes, Edson ^b   MacHado, Bianca ^a   De Nucci, Gilberto ^b   Tibiriçá, Eduardo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arterial pressure; Central nervous system; Phoneutria nigriventer; Spider venom; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BRADYKININ B2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PRAZOSIN; SPIDER VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY HEMODYNAMICS; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART OUTPUT; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; PRAZOSIN; RABBITS; RECEPTORS, ANGIOTENSIN; RECEPTORS, BRADYKININ; SPIDER VENOMS;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PHONEUTRIA NIGRIVENTER;

EID: 0033955330     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(99)00198-1     Document Type: Article

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