Pharmacological characterization of venoms obtained from mexican toxoglossate gastropods on isolated guinea pig ileum

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 497-513

  Rojas, A ^a,c   Feregrino, A ^a,b   Ibarra Alvarado, C ^a   Aguilar, M B ^b   Falcon, A ^b   Heimer De La Cotera, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c Av Universidad 282 Pte   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Conoidea; Conus austini; Conus spurious; Guinea pig ileum; Polystira albida; Turridae

Indexed keywords

CAVIA; CONOIDEA; CONUS AUSTINI; CONUS SPURIUS; GASTROPODA; POLYSTIRA ALBIDA; TURRIDAE;

EID: 52249095109     PISSN: 16789199     EISSN: 16789199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-91992008000300009     Document Type: Article

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