Preliminary Results of the in Vivo and in Vitro Characterization of a Tentacle Venom Fraction from the Jellyfish Aurelia aurita

Preliminary Results of the in Vivo and in Vitro Characterization of a Tentacle Venom Fraction from the Jellyfish Aurelia aurita

The neurotoxic effects produced by a tentacle venom extract and a fraction were analyzed and correlated by in vivo and in vitro approaches. The tentacle venom extract exhibited a wide range of protein components (from 24 to >225 kDa) and produced tetanic reactions, flaccid paralysis, and deat...

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Main Authors: Dalia Ponce, Estuardo López-Vera, Manuel B. Aguilar, Judith Sánchez-Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-12-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
Aurelia aurita
jellyfish
neurotoxins
nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Scyphozoa
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/5/12/2420

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http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/5/12/2420

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