Identification of a novel pulmonary oedema producing toxin from Indian red scorpion (Mesobuthus tamulus) venom

Toxicon

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 735-743

  Deshpande, S B ^a   Alex, A B ^a   Jagannadham, M V ^a   Rao, G R K ^a   Tiwari, A K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aprotinin; Iberiotoxin; J reflex; Kinins; Phenyldiguanide

Indexed keywords

APROTININ; BUFFER; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; PHENYLBIGUANIDE; SCORPION VENOM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; ELUTION; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FROG; INDIAN; LETHALITY; LOADING TEST; LUNG EDEMA; MESOBUTHUS TAMALUS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PH MEASUREMENT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SCIATIC NERVE; SCORPION; SCREENING TEST; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 15944378574     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2005.01.011     Document Type: Article

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