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A presynaptic effect of whole venom ofDendroaspis jamesoni on the hemidiaphragm of rat

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Dendroaspis jamesoni venom in a dose of 12.5 μg/ml restricts the uptake of Ca+ leading to inhibition of release of Ach from the motor nerve terminals of the hemidiaphragms of rats.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, P.O. Box 30588, Nairobi, Kenya

    B. V. Telang, J. N. Ng'ang'a & D. Njoroge

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Acknowledgment. University of Nairobi, for the research grant (No. 670-052), which supported this work. We also thank Mr. S. K. Githaiga, Government Chemist's Department, for his help in the use of the spectrophotometer.

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Telang, B.V., Ng'ang'a, J.N. & Njoroge, D. A presynaptic effect of whole venom ofDendroaspis jamesoni on the hemidiaphragm of rat. Experientia 32, 886–887 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02003747

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