Neuromuscular activity of the venoms of the Colombian coral snakes Micrurus dissoleucus and Micrurus mipartitus: An evolutionary perspective

Toxicon

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 132-142

  Renjifo, Camila ^a   Smith, Eric N ^b   Hodgson, Wayne C ^c   Renjifo, Juan M ^d   Sanchez, Armando ^a   Acosta, Rodrigo ^e   Maldonado, Jairo H ^f   Riveros, Alain ^a,g  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DEL MAGDALENA   (Colombia)

^e Hospital Clínica de Marly   (Colombia)

^f Serpentario Parque Recreativo y Zoológico de Piscilago ^*  (Colombia)

^g UNIVERSIDAD MILITAR NUEVA GRANADA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Chick biventer cervicis; Micrurus; Myotoxic; Neurotoxic; Venom

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CHICK; COLOMBIA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVENOMATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MICRURUS DISSOLEUCUS; MICRURUS MIPARTITUS; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE EDEMA; MUSCLE NECROSIS; MUSCLE TWITCH; MUSCLE VACUOLATION; MYOFIBER SHRINKAGE; MYOTOXICITY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAKE; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ELAPID VENOMS; ELAPIDAE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEOSTIGMINE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PHOSPHOLIPASES A2; PHYLOGENY;

MICRURUS; MICRURUS MIPARTITUS;

EID: 82055168965     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: 18793150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2011.10.017     Document Type: Article

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