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Actions of scorpion venom on skeletal muscle.

British journal of pharmacology and chemotherapy ·Vol. 14 ·1959-09-00 ·Pages 334-9

ADAM KR, WEISS C

Abstract

A protein-like constituent of scorpion venom produced effects on the skeletal muscle fibre resembling those of citrate, lack of calcium or veratrine. These effects could be diminished by the addition of calcium. They do not appear to be due to the formation of a non-ionized complex with calcium.

Keywords
MUSCLES/pharmacology SCORPIONS VENOMS/pharmacology
MeSH Terms
Animals Muscle Fibers, Skeletal Muscle, Skeletal Muscles/pharmacology Scorpion Venoms Scorpions Venoms/pharmacology Veratrine
Chemicals
Scorpion Venoms Venoms Veratrine
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
ADAM K R
WEISS C
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7 references, click to expand
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Article Info
Journal
British journal of pharmacology and chemotherapy
Abbr.
Br J Pharmacol Chemother
ISSN
0366-0826
DOI
10.1111/j.1476-5381.1959.tb00253.x
Published
1959-09-00
Pages
334-9
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
0154627
PMCID
PMC1481733
Subset
OM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1959.tb00253.x PMC Full Text
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