Biological and enzymatic activities of Micrurus sp. (Coral) snake venoms

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 125-134

  Cecchini, Alessandra L ^a,b   Marcussi, Silvana ^a,c   Silveira, Lucas B ^c   Borja Oliveira, Caroline R ^d   Rodrigues Simioni, Léa ^d   Amara, Susan ^b   Stábeli, Rodrigo G ^e   Giglio, José R ^a   Arantes, Eliane C ^a   Soares, Andreimar M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RIBEIRÃO PRETO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^e Instituto de Pesquisa em Patologias Tropicais   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coral snake venoms; l glutamate uptake; Liposome disrupting activity; Micrurus lemniscatus carvalhoi; Micrurus sp.; Myotoxicity; Neurotoxicity; Phospholipase A 2; Synaptosome

Indexed keywords

4 BROMOPHENACYL BROMIDE; ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIUM ION; EGTAZIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SNAKE VENOM; STRONTIUM;

ALKYLATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN SYNAPTOSOME; CELL MEMBRANE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; EDEMA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; RAT; SNAKE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANTHOZOA; MICRURUS; MICRURUS FRONTALIS; MICRURUS LEMNISCATUS; MICRURUS LEMNISCATUS CARVALHOI; MICRURUS NIGROCINCTUS; MICRURUS SURINAMENSIS; SERPENTES;

EID: 19944434170     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2004.11.012     Document Type: Article

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