Black widow spider toxin, alpha-latrotoxin, contracts large and small airways in different species

C. Donovan, A. Faiz, B. G. Oliver, J. L. Black, B. E. McParland, J. K. Burgess, J. E. Bourke (Parkville, Glebe, Darlington, Australia)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Preclinical models for the development of new drugs for respiratory diseases
Session: Preclinical models for the development of new drugs for respiratory diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 674
Disease area: Airway diseases

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C. Donovan, A. Faiz, B. G. Oliver, J. L. Black, B. E. McParland, J. K. Burgess, J. E. Bourke (Parkville, Glebe, Darlington, Australia). Black widow spider toxin, alpha-latrotoxin, contracts large and small airways in different species. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 674

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