Haemolytic activity and characterization of nematocyst venom from Pelagia noctiluca (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 168-176

  Maisano, M ^a   Trapani, M R ^b   Parrino, V ^a   Parisi, M G ^b   Cappello, T ^a   D'Agata, A ^a   Benenati, G ^b   Natalotto, A ^a   Mauceri, A ^a   Cammarata, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crude venom; haemolysis; HPLC analysis; nematocysts; Pelagia noctiluca

Indexed keywords

HEMATOLOGY; JELLYFISH; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; TOXIN; VENOM;

CARASSIUS AURATUS; CNIDARIA; LIZA AURATA; PELAGIA NOCTILUCA; SCYPHOZOA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84879551373     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250003.2012.758782     Document Type: Article

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