Stings of edible jellyfish (Rhopilema hispidum, Rhopilema esculentum and Nemopilema nomurai) in Japanese waters

Toxicon

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 713-716

  Kawahara, M ^a   Uye, S ^a   Burnett, J ^b   Mianzan, H ^c  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO PESQUERO INIDEP   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Edible jellyfish; Nemopilema nomurai; Rhopilema esculentum; Rhopilema hispidum; Stings

Indexed keywords

COELENTERATE VENOM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; HUMAN; INGESTION; JAPAN; JELLYFISH; MALE; NEMOPILEMA NOMURAI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RASH; RHOPILEMA ESCULENTUM; RHOPILEMA HISPIDUM; SKIN DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; HUMANS; JAPAN; OCEANS AND SEAS; SCYPHOZOA; SEAFOOD;

ANIMALIA; HYDROIDA; NEMOPILEMA NOMURAI; RHOPILEMA ESCULENTUM; RHOPILEMA HISPIDUM; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 33749558396     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2006.06.015     Document Type: Article

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