Mechanism of action of two insect toxins huwentoxin-III and hainantoxin-VI on voltage-gated sodium channels

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science B

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 451-457

  Wang, Rui Lan ^a,c   Yi, Su ^b   Liang, Song Ping ^c  

^a GUANGDONG FOOD AND DRUG VOCATIONAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c HUNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dorsal unpaired median neurons; Insect neurotoxin; Sodium channel; Whole cell patch clamp technique

Indexed keywords

DELTA ATRACOTOXIN; HAINANTOXIN VI; HUWENTOXIN III; INSECT VENOM; SPIDER VENOM; TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; COCKROACH; DORSAL UNPAIRED MEDIAN NERVE CELL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELENOCOSMIA HAINANA; SELENOCOSMIA HUWENA; SODIUM CURRENT; SPIDER; STEADY STATE; TOXIN ANALYSIS; WHOLE CELL; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARANEAE; BLATTARIA; HEXAPODA; ORNITHOCTONUS HAINANA; ORNITHOCTONUS HUWENA; TARANTULA;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; COCKROACHES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ION CHANNEL GATING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; SODIUM; SODIUM CHANNELS; SPIDER VENOMS;

EID: 77954664528     PISSN: 16731581     EISSN: 18621783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B0900393     Document Type: Article

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