The tetrodotoxin receptor of voltage-gated sodium channels - Perspectives from interactions with μ-conotoxins

Marine Drugs

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2153-2161

  French, Robert J ^a   Yoshikami, Doju ^b   Sheets, Michael F ^c   Olivera, Baldomero M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conopeptides; Guanidinium toxins; Pore block

Indexed keywords

CONOTOXIN; MU CONOTOXIN; MU CONOTOXIN GIIIA; MU CONOTOXIN KIIIA; SAXITOXIN; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.2; TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL;

BINDING SITE; CHANNEL GATING; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG TARGETING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SODIUM CURRENT;

EID: 77955300752     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16603397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/md8072153     Document Type: Review

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