Portuguese Man-of-war (Physalia physalis) venom induces calcium influx into cells by permeabilizing plasma membranes

Toxicon

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1015-1028

  Edwards, Lincoln ^a   Hessinger, David A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Calcium influx; Cultured embryonic chick heart cells; Cytolysis; FRL cells; GH4C1 cells; L 929 cells; Nematocyst; Physalia physalis; Portuguese Man of war; Venom

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM 45; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; COELENTERATE VENOM; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LANTHANUM; MELITTIN; OUABAIN; VANADIC ACID; ZINC;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRAIN L 929; CELL TYPE; CHICK EMBRYO; COELENTERATE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; EMBRYO; ENZYME RELEASE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NEMATOCYST; NONHUMAN; PHYSALIA PHYSALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CHICK EMBRYO; CNIDARIAN VENOMS; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; HYDROZOA; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LUNG; METALS; MYOCARDIUM; OUABAIN; RATS; VANADATES;

EID: 0034256912     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(99)00213-5     Document Type: Article

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