Recent studies on dendrotoxins and potassium ion channels

General Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-12

  Harvey, Alan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dendrotoxins; neurotoxins; potassium channels; snake venoms; synaptic transmission; transmitter release

Indexed keywords

APROTININ; DENDROTOXIN; NEUROTOXIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROTEIN; RADIOISOTOPE; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SNAKE VENOM;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ELAPID VENOMS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROTOXINS; PLANTS; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 0031012738     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-3623(96)00173-5     Document Type: Review

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