Waglerin-1 selectively blocks the epsilon form of the muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 289, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 543-550

  McArdle, Joseph J ^a   Lentz, Thomas L ^a,b   Witzemann, Veit ^a,c   Schwarz, Holger ^a,c   Weinstein, Scott A ^a,d   Schmidt, James J ^a,e  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIPER VENOM; WAGLERIN 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TARGETING; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BUNGAROTOXINS; CROTALID VENOMS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; IONTOPHORESIS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOTOR ENDPLATE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 0032892706     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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