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DENDROTOXIN [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toxicology
DEF

A highly potent blocker of KV1.1, KV1.2, and KV1.6 potassium channels that is derived from the venom of the green mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toxicologie
DEF

[Protéine] de 57 à 60 résidus, [isolée] à partir d'une seule espèce de serpent, les mambas africains (Dendroaspis).

OBS

[Les dendrotoxines] sont des bloqueurs puissants et sélectifs des canaux potassium voltage-dépendant (KV1) présent au niveau pré-synaptique et qui provoquent l'augmentation de la libération d'ACh [acétylcholine] à la jonction neuromusculaire, d'où leur nom de toxines facilitatrices.

Spanish

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