Neurotoxic and myotoxic actions of Naja naja kaouthia venom on skeletal muscle in vitro

Toxicon

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 657-665

  Reali, Marielga ^a   Serafim, Francine G ^a   Da Cruz Höfling, Maria Alice ^a   Fontana, Marcos D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blockade; Histological changes; Naja naja kaouthia; Neuromuscular junction; Venom

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; 4 BROMOPHENACYL BROMIDE; ACETYLCHOLINE; NEOSTIGMINE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HEMIDIAPHRAGM; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MAMMAL; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SNAKE; TOXICITY TESTING;

AVES; MAMMALIA; NAJA; NAJA KAOUTHIA; NAJA NAJA; SERPENTES;

EID: 0037407455     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(03)00005-9     Document Type: Article

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