A new scorpion polypeptide enhances the binding of radiolabeled-ryanodine on ryanodine receptor in sarcoplasmic reticulum of rabbit skeletal muscle

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 147-151

  Ji, Yonghua ^a   Xu, Ke ^a   Kawano, Seiko ^b   Hirayama, Yoshiyuki ^b   Hiraoka, Masayasu ^b   Kuniyasu, Akihiko ^c   Nakayama, Hitoshi ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ryanodine receptor; Scorpion Buthus martensi Karsch; Toxic polypeptide

Indexed keywords

BUTHUS; MESOBUTHUS MARTENSII; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SCORPIONES;

EID: 0001549736     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03182790     Document Type: Article

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