Dose-dependent cardiovascular and neuromuscular effects of stonefish (Synanceja trachynis) venom

Toxicon

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 391-407

  Church, J E ^a   Hodgson, W C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 (6 ACETAMIDO 3 PYRIDYL) N [N [2,4 DICHLORO 3 [(2 METHYL 8 QUINOLINYL)OXYMETHYL]PHENYL] N METHYLAMINOCARBONYLMETHYL]ACRYLAMIDE; ATROPINE; IDAZOXAN; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; STONEFISH VENOM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG TOXICITY; HEART ATRIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; INOTROPISM; MUSCLE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SWINE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; AORTA, THORACIC; ATROPINE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHICKENS; CORONARY VESSELS; FISH VENOMS; FISHES, POISONOUS; FREEZE DRYING; HEART; IDAZOXAN; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; PROPRANOLOL; QUINOLINES; RATS; RESERPINE; SWINE;

SUIDAE; SYNANCEIA HORRIDA;

EID: 0033991211     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(99)00169-5     Document Type: Article

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