α-Conotoxin ImI inhibits the α-bungarotoxin-resistant nicotinic response in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1656-1662

  Broxton, N M ^a   Down, J G ^a   Gehrmann, J ^b   Alewood, P F ^b   Satchell, D G ^a   Livett, B G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bungarotoxin; Conotoxin ImI; 7 nicotinic receptors; Neuronal nicotinic receptor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; CALCIUM; CONOTOXIN; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ADRENAL CELL; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CATECHOLAMINE SYNTHESIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMAFFIN CELL; DISULFIDE BOND; DNA SEQUENCE; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAIL;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BUNGAROTOXINS; CALCIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CATECHOLAMINES; CATTLE; CHROMAFFIN CELLS; CONOTOXINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLLUSK VENOMS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NIACIN; OLIGOPEPTIDES; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RATS; RATS, INBRED BUF; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CONUS IMPERIALIS; GASTROPODA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032994494     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.721656.x     Document Type: Article

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