Stonefish (Synanceia spp.) antivenom neutralises the in vitro and in vivo cardiovascular activity of soldierfish (Gymnapistes marmoratus) venom

Toxicon

Volumn 39, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 319-324

  Church, Jarrod E ^a   Hodgson, Wayne C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antivenom; Cardiovascular; Soldierfish; Stonefish; Venom

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; BRADYKININ; ISOPRENALINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; STONEFISH VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CHRONOTROPISM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; DEPRESSOR RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FISH; GYMNAPISTES MARMORATUS; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTILITY; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; INOTROPISM; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SWINE; SYNANCEIA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

GYMNAPISTES MARMORATUS; SUIDAE; SYNANCEIA; SYNANCEIA HORRIDA;

EID: 0034598642     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(00)00131-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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