Neurotoxic effects of venoms from seven species of Australasian black snakes (Pseudechis): Efficacy of black and tiger snake antivenoms

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 7-12

  Ramasamy, Sharmaine ^a   Fry, Bryan G ^b   Hodgson, Wayne C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antivenom; Elapid; King brown; Mulga; Neurotoxicity; Neurotoxin; Pseudechis; Venom

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BLACK SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; NEUROTOXIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SNAKE VENOM; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; TIGER SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIVENTER CERVICIS MUSCLE; BIVENTER CERVICIS NERVE; BLACK SNAKE; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; MALE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PSEUDECHIS; PSEUDECHIS BUTLERI; PSEUDECHIS GUTTATUS; PSEUDECHIS PORPHYRIACUS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; CHICKENS; ELAPID VENOMS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROTOXINS;

EID: 14644423845     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2005.04151.x     Document Type: Article

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