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...

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Main Authors: Melissa Piontek, Jamie E. Seymour, Yide Wong, Tyler Gilstrom, Jeremy Potriquet, Ernest Jennings, Alan Nimmo, John J. Miles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Toxicon: X
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590171020300047