A comparison of the μ-conotoxins by [3H]saxitoxin binding assays in neuronal and skeletal muscle sodium channel

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-101

  Floresca, Christina Z ^a,b  

^a University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^b DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Chick brain; Eel electroplax; Rat brain; Rat skeletal muscle; Tetrodotoxin; Conotoxins

Indexed keywords

CONOTOXIN; SAXITOXIN; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING ASSAY; BINDING SITE; BRAIN; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EEL; ELECTROPLAQUE; IC 50; MEMBRANE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 0037484593     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-008X(03)00153-4     Document Type: Article

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