A non-proteinaceous toxin from the venomous spines of the lionfish Pterois volitans (Linnaeus).
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چکیده
The venomous spines of P. volitans contain a non-proteinaceous ichthyotoxin of low molecular weight. This toxin could be isolated only from spines excised from the living fish; the toxin is apparently destroyed following death, as the extracts of the spines of the dead fish were non-toxic.
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Venom of the lionfish Pterois volitandp2
SAUNDERS, PAUL R. AND PETER B. TAYLOR. Venom of the lio$Ysh Pterois volitans. Am. J. Physiol. 1 g7(2) : 437-440. 1959. -Extracts prepared from the venomous dorsal spines of lionfish (Pterois volitans) were investigated in mice and rabbits. Intravenous injection into mice produced death in from less . than a minute up to about one-half hour, The primary action in rabbits was a fall in blood pres...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology
دوره 23 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985