Inhibition of neuronal tetrodotoxin-sensitive Na+ channels by two spider toxins: Hainantoxin-III and hainantoxin-IV

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 477, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-7

  Xiao, Yucheng ^a   Liang, Songping ^a  

^a HUNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dorsal ganglion neuron; Na+ current; Patch clamp; Spider toxin; Whole cell

Indexed keywords

BMK I TOXIN; HAINANTOXIN III; HAINANTOXIN IV; NEUROTOXIN; SCORPION VENOM; SODIUM CHANNEL; SPIDER VENOM; TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IC 50; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM CURRENT; SPINAL GANGLION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; ION CHANNEL GATING; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SODIUM CHANNELS; SPIDER VENOMS; TETRODOTOXIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0347816398     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(03)02190-3     Document Type: Article

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