The effect of Portuguese Man-of-war (Physalia physalis) venom on calcium, sodium and potassium fluxes of cultured embryonic chick heart cells

Toxicon

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 323-335

  Edwards, Lincoln ^a   Luo, Eva ^a   Hall, Raymond ^a   Gonzalez Jr , Ramon R ^a   Hessinger, David A ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium influx; Cultured embryonic chick heart cells; Hematocyst; Physial Physalis; Portugese Man of War; Venom

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; COELENTERATE VENOM; DEOXYGLUCOSE; DILTIAZEM; DIVALENT CATION; FLECAINIDE; MIBEFRADIL; NIFEDIPINE; NIMODIPINE; RUBIDIUM; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL CULTURE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; HEART MUSCLE CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; CNIDARIAN VENOMS; DEOXYGLUCOSE; HEART; HYDROZOA; MEMBRANES; METALS; MYOCARDIUM; POTASSIUM; RUBIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; SODIUM;

PHYSALIA PHYSALIA; PHYSALIA PHYSALIS; PHYSALIS;

EID: 0033991247     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(99)00156-7     Document Type: Article

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