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ACTIONS OF SCORPION VENOM ON SKELETAL MUSCLE
Author(s) -
ADAM K. R.,
WEISS C.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
british journal of pharmacology and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.432
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1476-5381
pISSN - 0366-0826
DOI - 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1959.tb00253.x
Subject(s) - scorpion , venom , calcium , skeletal muscle , calcium metabolism , chemistry , medicine , pharmacology , anatomy , endocrinology , biology , biochemistry
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.