In vivo effects of cnidarian toxins and venoms

Toxicon

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1190-1200

  Šuput, Dušan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Actinoporin; Cardiotoxic; Cardiovascular; Cholinergic; Cnidaria; Equinatoxin; In vivo; Irukandji; Neurotoxic; Octocoral; Pharmacology; Physalia; Toxin

Indexed keywords

CLAVULONE DERIVATIVE; COELENTERATE VENOM; DITERPENE; EQUINATOXIN; LEMNALOL; LOPHOTOXIN; POLYPEPTIDE; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEIN; SHAKER POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTHOZOA; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHANNEL GATING; COELENTERATE; CORAL; CUBOZOA; CYTOTOXICITY; ENVENOMATION; HYDROZOA; IN VIVO STUDY; JELLYFISH; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PHYLUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY ARREST; SARCOMA; SCYPHOZOA; SEA ANEMONE; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; CARDIOTOXINS; CNIDARIAN VENOMS; CYTOTOXINS; HYDROZOA; NEUROTOXINS;

ACTINIARIA; ANIMALIA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; CUBOZOA; HYDROZOA; PHYSALIA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 70350397278     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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