Leu10 of α-conotoxin PnIB confers potency for neuronal nicotinic responses in bovine chromaffin cells

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 390, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 229-236

  Broxton, Natalie ^a   Miranda, Les ^b   Gehrmann, John ^b   Down, John ^a   Alewood, Paul ^b   Livett, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptor; Catecholamine release; Chromaffin cell; Conotoxin; Neuronal nicotinic receptor; Nicotinic receptor antagonist

Indexed keywords

CONOTOXIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; ALPHA CONOTOXIN PNIA; ALPHA CONOTOXIN PNIB; ALPHA-CONOTOXIN PNIA; ALPHA-CONOTOXIN PNIB; CATECHOLAMINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NORADRENALIN; OLIGOPEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CATTLE; CHROMAFFIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMIDIAPHRAGM; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DIAPHRAGM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; INNERVATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL; PHRENIC NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SYNTHESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CATECHOLAMINES; CATTLE; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; CHROMAFFIN CELLS; CONOTOXINS; DIAPHRAGM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PHRENIC NERVE; RATS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 0034598869     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00023-6     Document Type: Article

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