Haemodynamic effects of the crude venom from nematocysts of the box-jellyfish Chiropsalmus quadrigatus (Habu-kurage) in anaesthetized rabbits

Toxicon

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 621-631

  Koyama, Tomoyuki ^a   Noguchi, Katsuhiko ^a   Matsuzaki, Toshihiro ^a   Sakanashi, Mayuko ^a   Nakasone, Junko ^a   Miyagi, Kanako ^a   Sakanashi, Makiko ^a   Sakanashi, Matao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chiropsalmus quadrigatus; Habu kurage; Haemodynamics; Rabbit; Venom

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; DILTIAZEM; FLECAINIDE; INDOMETACIN; LIDOCAINE; PHENTOLAMINE; VENOM;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMORAL ARTERY FLOW; HEART ARREST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART RATE; HEATING; HEMODYNAMICS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; JELLYFISH; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TACHYPHYLAXIS; THERMOSTABILITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA; CHIROPSALMUS QUADRIGATUS; CUBOZOA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TRIMERESURUS FLAVOVIRIDIS;

EID: 0037401667     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(03)00010-2     Document Type: Article

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