Stimulation of GABA release by scorpion venom in an isolated synapse in the crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus)

Toxicon

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 383-389

  Purali, Nuhan ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Crayfish; Gamma aminobutyric acid; Scorpion venom; Stretch receptor

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SCORPION VENOM; SODIUM CHANNEL; TETRODOTOXIN; TETRYLAMMONIUM; VERAPAMIL;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANDROCTONUS AUSTRALIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BUTHUS TAMULUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAYFISH; LEIURUS QUINQUESTRIATUS; LEIURUS QUINQUESTRIATUS HEBRAEUS; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPIDER; SYNAPSE; TITYUS SERRULATUS;

ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MECHANORECEPTORS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETRODOTOXIN; VERAPAMIL;

ANDROCTONUS; ANDROCTONUS AUSTRALIS; ASTACOIDEA; ASTACUS; BUTHUS; LEIURUS; LEIURUS QUINQUESTRIATUS HEBRAEUS; LEIURUS QUINQUESTRIATUS QUINQUESTRIATUS; LEPTODACTYLUS; MESOBUTHUS TAMULUS; PONTASTACUS LEPTODACTYLUS; SCORPIONES; TITYUS; TITYUS SERRULATUS;

EID: 0037353549     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(02)00335-5     Document Type: Article

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