Phoneutria nigriventer spider toxin tx2-6 causes priapism and death: A histopathological investigation in mice

Toxicon

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 797-801

  Leite, Kátia R M ^a   Andrade, Enrico ^a   Ramos, Adriana T ^b   Magnoli, Fabio C ^b   Srougi, Miguel ^a   Troncone, Lanfranco R P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Histopathology; Penile erection; Phoneutria nigriventer; Priapism; Spider venom; Tx2 6

Indexed keywords

SPIDER TOXIN TX2 6; SPIDER VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; HEART; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTOXICATION; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHONEUTRIA NIGRIVENTER; PRIAPISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SALIVATION; SPIDER; TREMOR;

ANIMALS; ARACHNIDISM; BRAIN; HEART; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; LUNG; MALE; MICE; NEUROPEPTIDES; NEUROTOXINS; PRIAPISM; SPIDER VENOMS;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; MUS; PHONEUTRIA NIGRIVENTER;

EID: 84863818762     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: 18793150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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