Ontogenetic changes in Phoneutria nigriventer (Araneae, Ctenidae) spider venom

Toxicon

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 635-640

  Herzig, Volker ^a   Ward, Richard John ^b   Dos Santos, Wagner Ferreira ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ontogenetic changes; Phoneutria nigriventer; Protein composition; Venom yield; Vertebrate lethality (LD50)

Indexed keywords

SPIDER VENOM; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LD 50; LETHALITY; MALE; MASS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHONEUTRIA NIGRIVENTER; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIDER; VENOM GLAND; VENOM SECRETION; AGE; ANIMAL; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; LETHAL DOSE 50; MICE; PROTEINS; SPIDER VENOMS; SPIDERS;

EID: 14244260206     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2004.07.020     Document Type: Article

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