Partial purification and characterization of a novel neurotoxin and three cytolysins from box jellyfish (Carybdea marsupialis) nematocyst venom

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 163-168

  Sanchez Rodriguez J ^a   Torrens, E ^a   Segura Puertas, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Carybdea marsupialis; Cnidaria; Cytolysins; Nematocysts; Neurotoxins

Indexed keywords

CYTOLYSIN; NEUROTOXIN; VENOM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CARYBDEA MARSUPIALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; CYTOLYSIS; HEMOLYSIS; JELLYFISH; LD 50; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BRACHYURA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CNIDARIAN VENOMS; CUBOZOA; CYTOTOXINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ERYTHROCYTES; HEMOLYSIS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEUROTOXINS;

ANIMALIA; CARYBDEA MARSUPIALIS; CNIDARIA; CUBOZOA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OCYPODE QUADRATA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 33644635402     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-005-0023-7     Document Type: Article

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