Comparison of enzymatic activity from three species of necrotising arachnids in Australia: Loxosceles rufescens, Badumna insignis and Lampona cylindrata

Toxicon

Volumn 39, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 391-400

  Young, Anna R ^a   Pincus, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Badumna insignis; Gastric; Hyaluronidase; Lampona cylindrata; Loxosceles rufescens; Necrotising arachnidism; Protease; Sphingomyelinase; Venom

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIDASE; PROTEINASE; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE; SPIDER VENOM; TISSUE EXTRACT;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARACHNID; AUSTRALIA; BADUMNA INSIGNIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LAMPONA CYLINDRATA; LOXOSCELES RUFESCENS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN ULCER; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPIDER; SPIDER BITE;

ARACHNIDISM; AUSTRALIA; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENDOPEPTIDASES; HUMANS; HYALURONOGLUCOSAMINIDASE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE; SPIDER VENOMS;

ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; BADUMNA; BADUMNA INSIGNIS; LATRODECTUS HASSELTI; LOXOSCELES;

EID: 0034598661     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(00)00145-8     Document Type: Article

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