The pharmacological effect of Bothrops neuwiedii pauloensis (jararaca-pintada) snake venom on avian neuromuscular transmission

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 617-624

  Borja Oliveira, C R ^a   Durigon, A M ^a   Vallin, A C C ^b   Toyama, M H ^a   Souccar, C ^b   Marangoni, S ^a   Rodrigues Simioni, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chick biventer cervicis; Myotoxicity; Neurotoxicity; Phospholipase A2; Presynaptic action

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FOWL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; SNAKE; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BOTHROPS; BOTHROPS JARARACA; GALLIFORMES; SERPENTES;

EID: 0037941642     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2003000500009     Document Type: Article

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