The inhibitory effects of BmK IT2, a scorpion neurotoxin on rat nociceptive flexion reflex and a possible mechanism for modulating voltage-gated Na+ channels

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 352-357

  Tan, Zhi Yong ^a   Xiao, Hang ^b   Mao, Xia ^b   Wang, Cong Ying ^a   Zhao, Zhi Qi ^a   Ji, Yong Hua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BmK IT2; Nociceptive flexion reflex; Scorpion neurotoxin; Voltage gated Na+ channels

Indexed keywords

BMK IT2 TOXIN; SCORPION VENOM; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM ION; TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXOR REFLEX; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCORPION; SPINAL GANGLION;

ANIMALS; CELL SEPARATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GANGLIA, SPINAL; ION CHANNEL GATING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; NEUROTOXINS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFLEX; SCORPION VENOMS; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SODIUM CHANNELS; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0035130455     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(00)00168-4     Document Type: Article

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