Looking back on the discovery of α-bungarotoxin

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 368-375

  Chang, C C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine, explosive release; Autodesensitization; Endplate potential run down; Neostigmine; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors; Succinylcholine; Tubocurarine; Up and downregulation; Wedensky inhibition; Bungarotoxin; Bungarotoxin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PRESYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032752898     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02253668     Document Type: Review

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