A functional assay for paralytic shellfish toxins that uses recombinant sodium channels

Toxicon

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 929-935

  Velez P ^a   Sierralta, J ^b   Alcayaga, C ^b   Fonseca, M ^b   Loyola, H ^b   Johns, D C ^c   Tomaselli, G F ^c   Marban E ^c   Suarez Isla B A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrophysiological assay; Saxitoxins; Sodium channel

Indexed keywords

MARINE TOXIN; SAXITOXIN; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INHIBITION KINETICS; INTOXICATION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIOASSAY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING; SHELLFISH; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SODIUM CURRENT; THREAT;

ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELL LINE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; MARINE TOXINS; MICE; PARALYSIS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAXITOXIN; SHELLFISH; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SODIUM CHANNELS;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0035401325     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(00)00230-0     Document Type: Article

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