Muscle fibre breakdown in venom-induced muscle degeneration

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 202, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 363-372

  Harris, J B ^a   Vater, R ^a   Wilson, M ^a   Cullen, M J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Desmin; Notechis scutatus; Sarcomere; Soleus; Titin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ANAZOLENE SODIUM; CONNECTIN; CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; DESMIN; DYSTROPHIN; MYOSIN; SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; LD 50; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RAT; REVIEW; SARCOMERE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELAPID VENOMS; ELAPIDAE; FEMALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSINS; PARALYSIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; NOTECHIS SCUTATUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 0037621911     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.2003.00171.x     Document Type: Review

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