Cnidarians and human skin

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 18-25

  Burke, William A ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bites and stings; Cnidaria; Cnidarian venom; Jellyfish; Sea anemones

Indexed keywords

COELENTERATE VENOM;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CORAL; ENVENOMATION; FATALITY; HUMAN; JELLYFISH; REVIEW; SEA ANEMONE; SKIN;

EID: 2942539400     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8019.2002.01508.x     Document Type: Review

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