α-Conotoxins as selective probes for nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subclasses

Current Opinion in Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 280-292

  Janes, Robert W ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CONOTOXIN; ALPHA CONOTOXIN ANIA; ALPHA CONOTOXIN ANIB; ALPHA CONOTOXIN ANIC; ALPHA CONOTOXIN AUIA; ALPHA CONOTOXIN AUIB; ALPHA CONOTOXIN AUIC; ALPHA CONOTOXIN BUIA; ALPHA CONOTOXIN CNIA; ALPHA CONOTOXIN EI; ALPHA CONOTOXIN EPI; ALPHA CONOTOXIN GI; ALPHA CONOTOXIN GIA; ALPHA CONOTOXIN GIC; ALPHA CONOTOXIN GID; ALPHA CONOTOXIN GII; ALPHA CONOTOXIN IMI; ALPHA CONOTOXIN IMII; ALPHA CONOTOXIN IMIIA; ALPHA CONOTOXIN MI; ALPHA CONOTOXIN MII; ALPHA CONOTOXIN PIA; ALPHA CONOTOXIN PNIA; ALPHA CONOTOXIN PNIB; ALPHA CONOTOXIN SI; ALPHA CONOTOXIN SIA; ALPHA CONOTOXIN SII; ALPHA CONOTOXIN VC1.1; ANALGESIC AGENT; CONOTOXIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 18744413004     PISSN: 14714892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2005.01.013     Document Type: Review

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