Venom of Latrodectus mactans from Chile (Araneae, Theridiidae): Effect on smooth muscle;Veneno de Latrodectus mactans de Chile (Araneae, Theridiidae): Su efecto sobre músculo liso

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 305-312

  Fernando Romero, M ^a   Elena Altieri, M ^a   Mauricio Urrutia, A ^a   Jorge Jara, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Calcium channels; Latrodectus mactans; Smooth muscle; Sodium calcium exchanger; Spider venom

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; NIFEDIPINE; SODIUM CALCIUM EXCHANGE PROTEIN; SPIDER VENOM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILE; CYTOPHOTOMETRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; WISTAR RAT;

AMILORIDE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CHILE; CYTOPHOTOMETRY; FEMALE; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NIFEDIPINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM-CALCIUM EXCHANGER; SPIDER VENOMS;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; INVERTEBRATA; LATRODECTUS; LATRODECTUS MACTANS; THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 1642405456     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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