Cardiodepressant and neurologic actions of Solenopsis invicta (imported fire ant) venom alkaloids

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 380-386

  Howell, George ^a   Butler, Jordan ^a   DeShazo, Richard D ^a   Farley, Jerry M ^a   Liu, Hui Ling ^a   Nanayakkara, N P D ^b   Yates, Anne ^a   Yi, Gene B ^a   Rockhold, Robin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ISOSOLENOPSIN A; SOLENOPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENOM;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART RATE; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY ARREST; SEIZURE;

EID: 15444371751     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60991-X     Document Type: Article

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