Comparative study of three short-chain neurotoxins from the venom of Naja kaouthia (Yunnan, China)

Journal of Natural Toxins

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 221-229

  Qiumin, Lu ^a   Qingxiong, Meng ^a   Dongsheng, Li ^a   Shaowen, Zhu ^a   Yonghong, Jia ^a   Yuliang, Xiong ^a   Wanyu, Wang ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; COBRA; COBRA VENOMS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROTOXINS; RATS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, MASS; ANIMALS; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

NEUROTOXIN; SNAKE VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; LD 50; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; RAT; SNAKE;

EID: 0036022186     PISSN: 10588108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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