An examination of the cardiovascular effects of an 'Irukandji' jellyfish, Alatina nr mordens

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 118-123

  Winter, Kelly L ^a   Isbister, Geoffrey K ^a,b,c   Schneider, Jennifer J ^b   Konstantakopoulos, Nicki ^a   Seymour, Jamie E ^d   Hodgson, Wayne C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Catecholamine; Irukandji; Jellyfish; Venom

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTISERUM; CATECHOLAMINE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; GUANETHIDINE; ISOPRENALINE; JELLYFISH ANTIVENOM; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; RESERPINE; VENOM;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALATINA MORDENS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INHIBITION; ENVENOMATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; IRUKANDJI SYNDROME; JELLYFISH; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VAS DEFERENS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CATECHOLAMINES; CNIDARIAN VENOMS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EPINEPHRINE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NOREPINEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCYPHOZOA; VAS DEFERENS;

CARUKIA BARNESI; CUBOZOA; RATTUS; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 45849085403     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.04.011     Document Type: Article

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