-- Sea anemones use venom to stun their prey, but one component of that venom halts--and may reverse--the paralysis seen in an experimental form of multiple sclerosis, according to a study by UC Irvine's College of Medicine and the University of Marseilles, France.
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Sea anemone toxin:a tool to study molecular mechanisms of nerve conduction and excitation-secretion coupling. G Romey, J P Abita, H Schweitz, G Wunderer, ...
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The stinging cells in the tentacles and other parts of the sea anemone are called cnidae. The commonest type are called nematocysts. These cells can be seen under the microscope and their mechanism is arguable the fastest action in the whole of the animal kingdom.
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Sea Anemone DataBase page of the British Marine Life Study Society ... The anemone contains a symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae that are found in the anemone's tissues. These algae are necessary for the long term survival of the sea anemone. When the numbers of algae diminish the anemone may appear dull grey in colour.
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Sea anemone toxin: A tool to study molecular mechanisms of nerve ... action potential, the sea anemone toxin displays a veratridine- ...
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The structure of a new sea anemone toxin: a molecular modeling study of cangitoxin. W. L. Treptowa, d, M. V. Sousab, K. M. C. Carvalhoc and B. Maigret ...
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In this study we have investigated interaction of an inhibitor isolated from the sea anemone Radianthus macrodactylus with ...
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sea anemone (unem'unē") [key], any of the relatively large, predominantly solitary polyps (see polyp and medusa) of the class Anthozoa, phylum Cnidaria. Unlike the closely related corals, these organisms do not have a skeleton.
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A Study of the Sea Anemone Anthopleura sola as an Indicator of Global; Warming in Northern California Rocky Intertidal; S1917; Objectives/Goals; The goal of this research is to understand ecological change due to global warming in the Northern;
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