The neuropeptidome of the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish, Acanthaster planci
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Smooth muscle contractile action of the venom from the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci.
The fraction (venom B) of spine venom from the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) caused contractions of the uterus of rats and enhanced vascular permeability in rabbits. The venom B-induced contraction of the smooth muscle was depressed by inhibitors of prostaglandin synthesis such as indomethacin or aspirin, but not by the anticholinergic agent, atropine. The fraction with the uter...
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Crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci Linné 1758) are notorious coral reef devastators; they decimate coral populations, thus changing the coral reef habitat and killing many organisms that depend on the coral. Culcita novaeguineae (Muller and Troschel 1842), or cushion stars, are corallivores and generalists that live in Pacific reefs. Because C. novaeguineae and A. planci have similar ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Proteomics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1874-3919
DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2017.05.026