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The pathology of Chironex fleckeri venom and known biological mechanisms
The large box jellyfish Chironex fleckeri is found in northern Australian waters. A sting from this cubozoan species can kill within minutes. From clinical and animal studies, symptoms comprise severe pain, welts, scarring, hypotension, vasospasms, cardiac irregularities and cardiac arrest. At prese...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7285912/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32550582 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxcx.2020.100026 |