E.E. Just lecture, 1996. Conus venom peptides, receptor and ion channel targets, and drug design: 50 million years of neuropharmacology

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2101-2109

  Olivera, Baldomero M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; AMINO ACID; CALCIUM; CONOTOXIN; CYSTEINE; DISULFIDE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; ION CHANNEL; LIGAND; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PEPTIDE; POTASSIUM; RECEPTOR; SAXITOXIN; SODIUM; TETRODOTOXIN; VASOPRESSIN; VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG TARGETING; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAIL;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; JANUS;

EID: 0030729069     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.8.11.2101     Document Type: Conference Paper

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