Inhibition of neuronal calcium channels by a novel peptide spider toxin, DW13.3

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 407-418

  Sutton, Kathy G ^a   Siok, Chet ^b   Stea, Anthony ^a   Zamponi, Gerald W ^a   Heck, Steven D ^c   Volkmann, Robert A ^b   Ahlijanian, Michael K ^b   Snutch, Terry P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CYCLIC AMP; OMEGA CONOTOXIN; OPIATE; SPIDER VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CELL STRAIN COS1; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RECEPTOR BINDING; XENOPUS;

EID: 0031824349     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.54.2.407     Document Type: Article

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