Paralizing activity of the Parawixia bistriata crude venom in termites: A new bioassay

Toxicon

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 133-138

  Fontana, A C K ^a   Cairrao M A R ^b   Colusso, A J ^b   Santos, W F ^b   Coutinho Netto, J ^a  

^a Department of Biochemistry   (Brazil)

^b Neurbio Venoms Lab Fac P   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Glutamatergic receptors; Paralysis; Spider venom; Termites

Indexed keywords

SPIDER VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0033990566     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(99)00133-6     Document Type: Article

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