The neurotoxicity of the venom phospholipases A2, notexin and taipoxin

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 517-526

  Harris, J B ^a   Grubb, B D ^a,b   Maltin, C A ^a,c   Dixon, R ^a,d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d Huntercombe Lane South   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neurotoxicity; Notexin; Phospholipases; Taipoxin; Toxins; Venom

Indexed keywords

NOTEXIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; TAIPOXIN; VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

EID: 0034107788     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1999.7275     Document Type: Article

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