Molecular characterization of the specificity of interactions of various neurotoxins on two distinct nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 393, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 197-204

  Servent, Denis ^a   Antil Delbeke, Stéphanie ^a   Gaillard, Carole ^a   Corringer, Pierre Jean ^b   Changeux, Jean Pierre ^b   Ménez, André ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Cobratoxin; Neurotoxin; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Indexed keywords

COBROTOXIN; NEUROTOXIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL CELL; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CELL STRAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MUTANT; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR BINDING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TORPEDO;

ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELLS, CULTURED; COBRA NEUROTOXINS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; NEUROTOXINS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TORPEDO;

EID: 0034732162     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00095-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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