BmTx3B, a novel scorpion toxin from Buthus martensi Karsch, inhibits delayed rectifier potassium current in rat hippocampal neurons

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1016-1020+1062

  Li, Ming Hua ^a   Wang, Yue Feng ^b   Chen, Xue Qin ^a   Zhang, Nai Xia ^b   Wu, Hou Ming ^b   Hu, Guo Yuan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

BmTx3B; Buthus martensi Karsch; Hippocampus; Potassium channels; Scorpion venom

Indexed keywords

BMTX3B TOXIN; SCORPION VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BUTHUS MARTENSI; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; RAT; SCORPION; STEADY STATE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DELAYED RECTIFIER POTASSIUM CHANNELS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MATERIA MEDICA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEURONS; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS;

EID: 0141995564     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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