The in vitro effects of two chirodropid (Chironex fleckeri and Chiropsalmus sp.) venoms: Efficacy of box jellyfish antivenom

Toxicon

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 703-711

  Ramasamy, Sharmaine ^a   Isbister, Geoff K ^b   Seymour, Jamie E ^c   Hodgson, Wayne C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Box jellyfish antivenom; Chironex fleckeri; Chiropsalmus sp; Cnidarian; Cubomedusan; Myotoxicity; Nematocyst; Neurotoxicity; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

COELENTERATE VENOM; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; EXTRACTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; JELLYFISH; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SNAKE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME; TOXICITY;

CHIRONEX FLECKERI; CHIROPSALMUS; CNIDARIA; CUBOZOA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 0242500481     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(03)00046-1     Document Type: Article

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