Molecular characterization of a new excitatory insect neurotoxin with an analgesic effect on mice from the scorpion Buthus martensi Karsch

Toxicon

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1165-1180

  Xiong, Yu Mei ^a,b   Lan, Zheng Dao ^a   Wang, Miao ^b   Liu, Bo ^b   Liu, Xin Qi ^b   Fei, Hao ^a   Xu, Lai Gen ^a   Xia, Qi Chang ^a   Wang, Chun Guang ^a,b   Da Cheng Wang, ^b   Chi, Cheng Wu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INSECT VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG PURIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SCORPION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGES; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIPTERA; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGENTS; INTRONS; LARVA; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROTOXINS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PLASMIDS; SCORPIONS;

BUTHUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; MESOBUTHUS MARTENSII; MUSCA DOMESTICA; SCORPIONES;

EID: 0032951807     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(98)00253-0     Document Type: Article

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