Functional anatomy of scorpion toxins affecting sodium channels

Journal of Toxicology - Toxin Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-159

  Gordon, Dalia ^a   Savarin, Philippe ^a   Gurevitz, Michael ^b   Zinn Justin, Sophie ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISULFIDE; SCORPION VENOM; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM ION;

ALPHA HELIX; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ENVENOMATION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; REVIEW; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SODIUM CURRENT;

HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; SCORPIONES;

EID: 0031860262     PISSN: 07313837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569549809009247     Document Type: Review

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