Recent progress in jellyfish toxin study

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 337-340

  Nagai, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cubozoa; Jellyfish; Protein; Sting; Toxin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; TOXIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTACEA; CUBOZOA; DNA STRUCTURE; HEMOLYSIS; JELLYFISH; LETHALITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN ISOLATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

CARYBDEA ALATA; CARYBDEA RASTONII; CHIROPSALMUS QUADRIGATUS; CRUSTACEA; CUBOZOA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 24744453499     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.49.337     Document Type: Short Survey

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