Neuromuscular effects of candoxin, a novel toxin from the venom of the Malayan krait (Bungarus candidus)

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 832-844

  Nirthanan, S ^a,d   Charpantier, E ^b   Gopalakrishnakone, P ^a   Gwee, M C E ^a   Khoo, H E ^a   Cheah, L S ^a   Kini, R M ^c   Bertrand, D ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bungarus candidus; Neuromuscular junction; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors; Postsynaptic neurotoxin; Three finger toxin; Train of four fade

Indexed keywords

CANDOXIN; NEOSTIGMINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROTOXIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; SNAKE VENOM; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GUINEA PIG; MOUSE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BUNGARUS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICKENS; CYTOTOXINS; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GUINEA PIGS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MICE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROTOXINS; OOCYTES; PHRENIC NERVE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SNAKE VENOMS;

EID: 0038340097     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705299     Document Type: Article

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