Recent Studies on the Pathological Effects of Purified Sea Urchin Toxins

Journal of Toxicology - Toxin Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 633-649

  Nakagawa, H ^a   Tanigawa, T ^b   Tomita, K ^c   Tomihara, Y ^d   Araki, Y ^e   Tachikawa, E ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b Hakuryo Jr High and Sr High Sch   (Japan)

^c TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Okayama Prefectural University   (Japan)

^e Department of Living Environment   (Japan)

^f IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Lectins; Pedicellaria; Sea urchins; Toxins; Venom

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTIN A; GALACTOSE; GLYCOPROTEIN; HEPARIN; LECTIN; MANNOSE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMOTAXIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOTOXICITY; ENVENOMATION; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE; MITOGENICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOCYTE; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; NONHUMAN; SEA URCHIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SPLEEN CELL;

ASTHENOSOMA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; DIADEMA; DIADEMA SETOSUM; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDA; ECHINOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; MURINAE; SUS SCROFA; TOXOPNEUSTES; TOXOPNEUSTES PILEOLUS; TRIPNEUSTES; TRIPNEUSTES GRATILLA;

EID: 0348014605     PISSN: 07313837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/TXR-120026918     Document Type: Conference Paper

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