Modulation of intracellular Ca2+ levels by Scorpaenidae venoms

Toxicon

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 679-689

  Church, Jarrod E ^a,b   Moldrich, Randal X ^a   Beart, Philip M ^a   Hodgson, Wayne C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antivenom; Calcium; Chick biventer cervicis muscle; Cultured neurones; Fish venoms

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; FISH VENOM; LANTHANUM; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NIFEDIPINE; OMEGA AGATOXIN IVA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN MVIIC; PRAZOSIN; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; PROPRANOLOL; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; STONEFISH VENOM; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE; VENOM ANTISERUM; CALCIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM METABOLISM; CELL COUNT; CELL LOSS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHANNEL GATING; CHICKEN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG POTENTIATION; EMBRYO; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; FISH; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; ANIMAL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; NECROSIS; NERVE CELL; PATHOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TOXIC FISH;

GYMNAPISTES; GYMNAPISTES MARMORATUS; IVA; MURINAE; PTEROIS; PTEROIS SPHEX; PTEROIS VOLITANS; SCORPAENIDAE; SYNANCEIA;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CHICKENS; FISH VENOMS; FISHES, POISONOUS; MICE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECROSIS; NEURONS; TUBOCURARINE;

EID: 0037408035     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(03)00038-2     Document Type: Article

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