β-Agkistrodotoxin inhibits fast and Ca2+-activated K+ currents recorded from mouse motor nerve terminals

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Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 177-185

  Wu, Ying ^a   Shi, Yu Liang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Potassium currents; Presynaptic blocker; Subendothelial recording

Indexed keywords

BETA AGKISTRODOTOXIN; SNAKE VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM CURRENT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CROTALID VENOMS; MICE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROTOXINS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; SODIUM CHANNELS;

AGKISTRODON; GLOYDIUS BLOMHOFFI BREVICAUDUS;

EID: 0033991112     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(99)00139-7     Document Type: Article

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