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robustoxin

from venom of male Sidney spider, Atrax robustus; amino acid sequence given in first source

Also Known As:

delta-atracotoxin-Ar1a

Networked: 2 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Complex Mixtures: 1906
- Venoms: 4328
  - Arthropod Venoms: 770
    - Spider Venoms: 129
      - robustoxin: 2
Biological Factors: 2472
- Biological Toxins: 20
  - Venoms: 4328
    - Arthropod Venoms: 770
      - Spider Venoms: 129
        robustoxin: 2

Related Diseases

1.	Hypotension (Low Blood Pressure) 01/01/1989 - "In the present experiments in Macaca fascicularis monkeys anaesthetized with pentobarbitone, robustoxin (5-30 micrograms/kg infused i.v. over 5 min) produced immediate disturbances in respiration (including dyspnoea and apnoea), blood pressure and heart rate followed by severe hypotension (mean systemic blood pressure less than 50 mmHg) or death due to respiratory and circulatory failure within 196 min. Robustoxin also produced lachrymation, salivation, generalized skeletal muscle fasciculation and a parallel increase in body temperature, and increased firing in skeletal motor and autonomic nerves. " 01/01/1991 - "Challenge with the same dose of venom in non-immunized or robustoxin N-terminal decapeptide ovalbumin conjugate-treated monkeys resulted in typical lethal neurotoxic effects, culminating in severe hypotension or death from circulatory and respiratory failure within 280 min."
2.	Shock 01/01/1989 - "In the present experiments in Macaca fascicularis monkeys anaesthetized with pentobarbitone, robustoxin (5-30 micrograms/kg infused i.v. over 5 min) produced immediate disturbances in respiration (including dyspnoea and apnoea), blood pressure and heart rate followed by severe hypotension (mean systemic blood pressure less than 50 mmHg) or death due to respiratory and circulatory failure within 196 min. Robustoxin also produced lachrymation, salivation, generalized skeletal muscle fasciculation and a parallel increase in body temperature, and increased firing in skeletal motor and autonomic nerves. "
3.	Respiratory Insufficiency (Respiratory Failure) 01/01/1991 - "Challenge with the same dose of venom in non-immunized or robustoxin N-terminal decapeptide ovalbumin conjugate-treated monkeys resulted in typical lethal neurotoxic effects, culminating in severe hypotension or death from circulatory and respiratory failure within 280 min."
4.	Fasciculation (Fasciculations) 01/01/1989 - "In the present experiments in Macaca fascicularis monkeys anaesthetized with pentobarbitone, robustoxin (5-30 micrograms/kg infused i.v. over 5 min) produced immediate disturbances in respiration (including dyspnoea and apnoea), blood pressure and heart rate followed by severe hypotension (mean systemic blood pressure less than 50 mmHg) or death due to respiratory and circulatory failure within 196 min. Robustoxin also produced lachrymation, salivation, generalized skeletal muscle fasciculation and a parallel increase in body temperature, and increased firing in skeletal motor and autonomic nerves. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Venoms
2.	Pentobarbital (Nembutal)
3.	Ovalbumin