60Co gamma irradiation prevents Bothrops jararacussu venom neurotoxicity and myotoxicity in isolated mouse neuromuscular junction

Toxicon

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1101-1106

  Souza, Fábio A D ^a   Spencer, Patrick J ^b   Rogero, José R ^b   Nascimento, Nanci ^b   Dal Pai Silva, Maeli ^a   Gallacci, Márcia ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bothrops jararacussu venom; Gamma radiation; Neuromuscular junction

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BATROXOBIN; COBALT 60; CREATINE KINASE; COBALT; SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; ENZYME RELEASE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; IMMUNOGENICITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE TOXICITY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; BOTHROPS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAMMA RADIATION; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SNAKE;

BOTHROPS; BOTHROPS JARARACUSSU;

ANIMALS; BOTHROPS; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; CREATINE KINASE; CROTALID VENOMS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAMMA RAYS; MALE; MICE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEURONS; PARALYSIS;

EID: 0035993531     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(02)00103-4     Document Type: Article

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