Biological activity of sea anemone proteins: I. Toxicity and histopathology

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1225-1232

  Ravindran, Vinoth S ^a,c   Kannan, L ^a   Venkateshvaran, K ^b  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES EDUCATION   (India)

^c Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Mammalian toxicity; Sea anemone protein; Thermostable

Indexed keywords

CARDIOTOXIN; MARINE TOXIN; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; SEA ANEMONE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOXICITY AND INTOXICATION;

ANIMALS; CARDIOTOXINS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MARINE TOXINS; MICE; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PROTEINS; SEA ANEMONES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ACTINIARIA; ANEMONE; HETERACTIS MAGNIFICA; MAMMALIA; MUS; STICHODACTYLA HADDONI;

EID: 78649419522     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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