Variation in lethality and effects of two Australian chirodropid jellyfish venoms in fish

Toxicon

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 699-708

  Kintner, Anna H ^a,c   Seymour, Jamie E ^a   Edwards, Susan L ^b  

^a School of Tropical Biology   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac effects; Chironex fleckeri; Chiropsalmus sp.; Cnidarian venoms; Cubozoan; Jellyfish; Lethality; Nematocyst

Indexed keywords

COELENTERATE VENOM;

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHIRONEX FLECKERI; CHIROPSALMUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSTACEA; DEATH; FISH; JELLYFISH; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PREY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CNIDARIAN VENOMS; CUBOZOA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FISH DISEASES; HEART RATE; PERCIFORMES; POISONING; QUEENSLAND; TIME FACTORS;

ACETES AUSTRALIS; ANIMALIA; CHIRODROPIDAE; CHIRONEX FLECKERI; CHIROPSALMUS; CRUSTACEA; CUBOZOA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 26444599556     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2005.07.015     Document Type: Article

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