Neurotoxic and insecticidal properties of venom from the Australian theraphosid spider Selenotholus foelschei

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 471-475

  Herzig, Volker ^a   Hodgson, Wayne C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chick biventer; Cricket; Neurotoxin; Selenotholus foelschei; Theraphosidae; Venom

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CARBACHOL; NEUROTOXIN; SPIDER VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INSECT; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MALE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELENOTHOLUS FOELSCHEI; SPIDER; VERTEBRATE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CARBACHOL; CHICK EMBRYO; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GRYLLIDAE; INSECTICIDES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURONS; NEUROTOXINS; PARALYSIS; SPIDER VENOMS;

ACHETA DOMESTICUS; ARANEAE; GRYLLIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; THERAPHOSIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 44649138463     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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