Neurotoxicity of ammodytoxin A in the envenoming bites of vipera ammodytes ammodytes

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1011-1019

  Logonder, Urǒ ^a   Križaj, Igor ^a   Rowan, Edward G ^b   Harris, John B ^c  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammodytoxin A; Motor nerve terminals; Neuromuscular junction; Neurotoxicity; Vipera ammodytes ammodytes

Indexed keywords

AMMODYTOXIN A; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SNAKE VENOM; NEUROTOXIN; VIPER VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CIRCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATION; DEPLETION; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENVENOMATION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; MITOCHONDRION; MOTOR NERVE; MOUSE; MUSCLE CELL; NERVE ENDING; NERVE INJURY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE; STIMULATION; SYNAPSE VESICLE; VIPERA AMMODYTES AMMODYTES; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DIAPHRAGM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; PATHOLOGY; PHRENIC NERVE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROTOXINS; PHRENIC NERVE; SNAKE BITES; VIPER VENOMS;

EID: 54449090724     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NEN.0b013e318188c2d7     Document Type: Article

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