A pharmacological examination of venoms from three species of death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus, Acanthophis praelongus and Acanthophis pyrrhus)

Toxicon

Volumn 39, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 209-216

  Wickramaratna, Janith C ^a   Hodgson, Wayne C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acanthopis; Antivenom; Death adder; Neurotoxicity; Post synaptic; Venom

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CARBACHOL; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SNAKE VENOM; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ACANTHOPHIS; ACANTHOPHIS ANTARCTICUS; ACANTHOPHIS PRAELONGUS; ACANTHOPHIS PYRRHUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; BIVENTER CERVICIS MUSCLE; CHICKEN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAKE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACANTHOPHIS; ACANTHOPHIS ANTARCTICUS; ACANTHOPHIS PRAELONGUS;

EID: 0034598664     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(00)00117-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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