Calcium-dependent smooth muscle excitatory effect elicited by the venom of the hydrocoral Millepora complanata

Toxicon

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 777-785

  Rojas, Alejandra ^a   Torres, Mónica ^b   Rojas, J Isela ^a   Feregrino, Angélica ^a   Heimer De La Cotera, Edgar P ^b  

^a Centro INAH Querétaro   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE NEUROBIOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Calcium channels; Guinea pig ileum; Millepora complanata; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM ION; IONOMYCIN; MILLEPORA COMPLANATA EXTRACT; NIFEDIPINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENOM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; FAST PROTEIN LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM CONTRACTION; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ANTHOZOA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; MILLEPORA; MILLEPORA ALCICORNIS; MILLEPORA COMPLANATA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036229004     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(01)00281-1     Document Type: Article

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