Suramin - A powerful inhibitor of neural ecto-diadenosine polyphosphate hydrolase

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-2

  Mateo, Jesus ^b   Rotllán, Pedro ^a   Miras Portugal, M Teresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diadenosine polyphosphates; Ecto nucleotidases; Purinoceptors; Suramin; Torpedo synaptic membranes

Indexed keywords

HYDROLASE; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; SURAMIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLUOROMETRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; TORPEDO;

EID: 0029816002     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15668.x     Document Type: Article

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