Novel ω-conotoxins block dihydropyridine-insensitive high voltage- activated calcium channels in molluscan neurons

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2155-2163

  Kits, Karel S ^a   Lodder, Johannes C ^a   Van Der Schors, Roel C ^a   Li, Ka Wan ^a   Geraerts, Wijnand P M ^a   Fainzilber, Michael ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aplysia; Calcium channel; Conotoxin; Dihydropyridine; High voltage activated channel; Lymnaea

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CONOTOXIN; DIHYDROPYRIDINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

APLYSIA; GASTROPODA; LYMNAEA; LYMNAEA STAGNALIS; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0029848978     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.67052155.x     Document Type: Article

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