An investigation of the biological activity of bullrout (Notesthes robusta) venom

Toxicon

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-89

  Hahn, S T ^a   O'Connor, J M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH VENOM;

ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVENOMATION; FISH; HEMOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; ARTEMIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FISH VENOMS; FISHES, POISONOUS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; HYALURONOGLUCOSAMINIDASE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PAIN; PHOSPHOLIPASES;

EID: 0033991543     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(99)00135-X     Document Type: Article

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