Neuromuscular action of Bothrops lanceolatus (Fer de lance) venom and a caseinolytic fraction

Toxicon

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1283-1289

  Lôbo de Araújo, Albetiza ^a   Donato, José Luiz ^a   Leite, Gildo Bernardo ^a   Prado Franceschi, Júlia ^a   Fontana, Marcos Dias ^a   Bon, Cassian ^b   Rodrigues Simioni, Léa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Bothrops lanceolatus; Neuromuscular blockade; Purified protein

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A; POTASSIUM; SNAKE VENOM; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEL FILTRATION; HEMIDIAPHRAGM; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; BOTHROPS; CASEINS; CHICKENS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; CROTALID VENOMS; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MOTOR ENDPLATE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES;

AVES; BOTHROPS; BOTHROPS ATROX;

EID: 0036709005     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(02)00135-6     Document Type: Article

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