Mechanism of action of β-bungarotoxin, a presynaptically acting phospholipase A2 neurotoxin: Its effect on protein phosphorylation in rat brain synaptosomes

Toxicon

Volumn 34, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 1219-1227

  Ueno, Eiko ^a   Rosenberg, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; MARCKS PROTEIN; NEUROMODULIN; PROTEIN KINASE C; SYNAPSIN I;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN SYNAPTOSOME; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG MECHANISM; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; BUNGAROTOXINS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROTOXINS; PHOSPHOLIPASES A; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RATS; SYNAPTOSOMES;

EID: 0030293125     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(96)00113-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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