The effect of snake venoms and their components on adrenomedullary cells: Catecholamine efflux and cell damage

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 273-279

  Zhang, Yuang ^a   Tu, Anthony T ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenomedullary cell; Catecholamine efflux; Ion channel; Snake venom

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CARDIOTOXIN; CATECHOLAMINE; ION CHANNEL; NEUROTOXIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SNAKE VENOM; TETRODOTOXIN; TETRYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CELL CULTURE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CATECHOLAMINES; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; COBRA VENOMS; DIRECT LYTIC FACTORS; ION CHANNELS; MALE; NEUROTOXINS; PHOSPHOLIPASES A; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROTEINS; SNAKE VENOMS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

HYDROPHIINAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 0036744109     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-813X(02)00019-0     Document Type: Article

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