The in vivo cardiovascular effects of an Australasian box jellyfish (Chiropsalmus sp.) venom in rats

Toxicon

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 321-327

  Ramasamy, Sharmaine ^a   Isbister, Geoffrey K ^a   Seymour, Jamie E ^b   Hodgson, Wayne C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthetized rat; Antivenom; Box jellyfish; Cardiovascular; Chironex fleckeri; Chiropsalmus sp.; Cnidarian; Cubozoa; In vivo; Ketanserin; Magnesium sulfate; Nematocyst; Prazosin

Indexed keywords

CARDIOTOXIN; CHIROPSALMUS TOXIN; KETANSERIN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PRAZOSIN; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXTRACTION; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; IN VIVO STUDY; INFUSION; JELLYFISH; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHOCK;

EID: 15944418559     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2004.11.002     Document Type: Article

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