Novel paradigms on scorpion toxins that affects the activating mechanism of sodium channels

Toxicon

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-180

  de la Vega, Ricardo C Rodríguez ^a   Possani, Lourival D ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

scorpion toxin; Na+ channel; Scorpion; Toxin; Voltage sensor trapping mechanism

Indexed keywords

RECEPTOR; SCORPION VENOM; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; SCORPION VENOMS; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SODIUM CHANNELS;

SCORPIONES;

EID: 33846424926     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2006.09.016     Document Type: Article

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