Cubozoan Venom-Induced Cardiovascular Collapse Is Caused by Hyperkalemia and Prevented by Zinc Gluconate in Mice

Angel A. Yanagihara; Ralph V. Shohet

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0051368

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Cubozoan Venom-Induced Cardiovascular Collapse Is Caused by Hyperkalemia and Prevented by Zinc Gluconate in Mice

Angel A. Yanagihara ,

* E-mail: angel@pbrc.hawaii.edu

Affiliations Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America, Békésy Laboratory of Neurobiology, Pacific Bioscience Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
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Ralph V. Shohet

Affiliation Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
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Cubozoan Venom-Induced Cardiovascular Collapse Is Caused by Hyperkalemia and Prevented by Zinc Gluconate in Mice

Angel A. Yanagihara,
Ralph V. Shohet

Published: December 12, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051368

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Jellyfish stings

Posted by antisting on 05 Jan 2014 at 19:10 GMT

Many thanks for the info on the zinc glutamate paste. How would I prepare a cure in 3 minutes for a potentially lethal sting to a child from a Cubozoan Box Jellyfish in Australia. First using a vinegar wash and then your paste? Would that be fast enough?
Many thanks for a reply.
Antisting

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Cubozoan Venom-Induced Cardiovascular Collapse Is Caused by Hyperkalemia and Prevented by Zinc Gluconate in Mice

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