"Batrachotoxins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Batrachotoxin is the 20-alpha-bromobenzoate of batrachotoxin A; they are toxins from the venom of a small Colombian frog, Phyllobates aurotaenia, cause release of acetylcholine, destruction of synaptic vesicles and depolarization of nerve and muscle fibers.
| Descriptor ID |
D001496
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.888.033.112 D23.946.833.033.112
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Batrachotoxins" by people in Profiles.
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Steady-state gating of batrachotoxin-modified sodium channels. Variability and electrolyte-dependent modulation. J Gen Physiol. 1991 Jul; 98(1):197-224.
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Batrachotoxin-modified sodium channels in planar lipid bilayers. Characterization of saxitoxin- and tetrodotoxin-induced channel closures. J Gen Physiol. 1987 Jun; 89(6):873-903.
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Batrachotoxin-modified sodium channels in planar lipid bilayers. Ion permeation and block. J Gen Physiol. 1987 Jun; 89(6):841-72.