Neurotropic effects of venoms and other factors that promote prey acquisition

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 307, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 488-499

  Gennaro Jr , Joseph Francis ^a,c   Hall, Hollis Pace ^a   Casey, Ernest Raymond ^a   Hayes, William Kent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH VENOM; MOLLUSC VENOM; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; SNAKE VENOM;

ADAPTATION; AGKISTRODON; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FROG; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; LUNG; METABOLISM; OCTOPUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; PUPIL; RABBIT; SNAKE; TOXIC FISH;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; AGKISTRODON; ANIMALS; BOTHROPS; CATS; CROTALUS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; ESCAPE REACTION; FISH VENOMS; FISHES, POISONOUS; LUNG; MOLLUSK VENOMS; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; OCTOPODIFORMES; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; PUPIL; RABBITS; RANA PIPIENS; SNAKE VENOMS; VIPERIDAE;

AGKISTRODON; AGKISTRODON PISCIVORUS PISCIVORUS; ANURA; CROTALUS ADAMANTEUS; MAMMALIA; RANA PIPIENS; REPTILIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 34548742275     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.405     Document Type: Article

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