The in vitro neuromuscular activity of Indo-Pacific sea-snake venoms: Efficacy of two commercially available antivenoms

Toxicon

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-200

  Chetty, Navinisha ^a   Du, Amanda ^a   Hodgson, Wayne C ^a   Winkel, Ken ^b   Fry, Bryan G ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antivenom; Neurotoxicity; Sea snake; Tiger snake; Venom

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SNAKE VENOM; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; IN VITRO STUDY; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAKE; SPECIES COMPARISON; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; CHICKENS; ELAPID VENOMS; ELAPIDAE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROTOXINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AIPYSURUS LAEVIS; COLUBRINA; ENHYDRINA SCHISTOSA; HYDROPHIINAE; LAPEMIS; LATICAUDA; LATICAUDA COLUBRINA; NOTECHIS SCUTATUS; PANTHERA TIGRIS; SERPENTES; SPILOTES PULLATUS PULLATUS;

EID: 3042833390     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2004.05.022     Document Type: Article

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