Marine Toxins as Research Tools
Marine organisms produce a wide array of toxins, many of which are not only structurally unusual, but also show potent and interesting modes of action. Since the discovery of tetrodotoxin, a pufferfish toxin, as a potent and selective blocker of Na+ channels in 1964, it has been widely used as a res...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
2009.
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| Series: | Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology,
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- Marine Toxins: An Overview
- Conotoxins: Molecular and Therapeutic Targets
- Sodium Channel Inhibiting Marine Toxins
- Sea Anemone Toxins Affecting Potassium Channels
- Ligands for Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors
- Marine Toxins Potently Affecting Neurotransmitter Release
- Toxins Affecting Actin Filaments and Microtubules
- Carcinogenic Aspects of Protein Phosphatase 1 and 2A Inhibitors.
