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Nevalainen TJ, Peuravuori HJ, Quinn RJ, Llewellyn LE, Benzie JA, Fenner PJ, Winkel KD. Phospholipase A2 in cnidaria.Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol. 2004 Dec;139(4):731-5. PMID: 15581805 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
Harrison SL, Leggat PA, Fenner PJ, Durrheim DN, Swinbourne AL. Reported knowledge, perceptions, and behavior of tourists and North Queensland residents at risk of contact with jellyfish that cause the “Irukandji syndrome”.Wilderness Environ Med. 2004 Spring;15(1):4-10. PMID: 15040500 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
Fenner PJ, Lewin M. Sublingual glyceryl trinitrate as prehospital treatment for hypertension in Irukandji syndrome.Med J Aust. 2003 Dec 1-15;179(11-12):655. No abstract available. PMID: 14636149 [PubMed – in process]
Fenner PJ, Hadok JC. 3 Fatal envenomation by jellyfish causing Irukandji syndrome.Med J Aust 2002 Oct 7;177(7):362-
Fenner PJ, Harrison SL. Irukandji and Chironex fleckeri jellyfish envenomation in tropical Australia Wilderness Environ Med 2000 Winter;11(4):233-40
Wiltshire CJ, Sutherland SK, Fenner PJ, Young AR. Optimization and preliminary characterization of venom isolated from 3 medically important jellyfish: the box (Chironex fleckeri), Irukandji (Carukia barnesi), and blubber (Catostylus mosaicus) jellyfish.Wilderness Environ Med 2000 Winter;11(4):241-50
Fenner PJ, Carney I. The Irukandji syndrome: a devastating syndrome caused by a north Australian jellyfish. Aust Fam Phys 1999; 28: 1131-1137.
Wiltshire CJ, Sutherland SK, Winkel KD, Fenner PJ. Comparative studies on venom extracts from three jellyfish: the Irukandji (Carukia barnesi), the Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri southcott) and the Blubber (Catostylus mosaicus). Toxicon 1998;36:1239
Fenner PJ, Heazlewood RJ. Papilloedema and coma in a child: undescribed symptoms of the “Irukandji” syndrome. Med J Australia Vol 167 1/15 December 1997; 650-651Related Online Article MJA 1997; 167: 650
Fenner PJ, Williamson JA, Burnett JW, Colquhoun DM, Godfrey S, Gunawardane K, Murtagh W. The “Irukandji syndrome” and acute pulmonary oedema. Med J Aust 1988;149:150-156
Fenner PJ, Rodgers D, Williamson JA. Box-Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) antivenom and `Irukandji'(Carukia barnesi) stings. Med J Aust 1986;144:665-666.
Fenner PJ, Williamson JAH, Callanan V, Audley I. Further under-standing of, and a new treatment for, “Irukandji” (Carukia barnesi) stings. Med J Aust 1986;145:569-574.
Fenner PJ. Comment on: Med J Aust. 1998 Dec 7-21;169(11-12):638-41. Irukandji envenomation in far north Queensland. Med J Aust 1999 May 17;170(10):512