Cnidarian toxins acting on voltage-gated ion channels

Marine Drugs

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 70-81

  Messerli, Shanta M ^a   Greenberg, Robert M ^a  

^a MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cnidaria; Ion channels; Potassium channel; Sodium channel; Toxin

Indexed keywords

ANTHOPLEURIN A; COELENTERATE VENOM; MARINE TOXIN; SEA ANEMONE TOXIN; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANEMONE; CHANNEL GATING; COELENTERATE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW;

ACTINIARIA; ANEMONE; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA;

EID: 33646785425     PISSN: 16603397     EISSN: 16603397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/md403070     Document Type: Review

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