"Mollusk Venoms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Venoms from mollusks, including CONUS and OCTOPUS species. The venoms contain proteins, enzymes, choline derivatives, slow-reacting substances, and several characterized polypeptide toxins that affect the nervous system. Mollusk venoms include cephalotoxin, venerupin, maculotoxin, surugatoxin, conotoxins, and murexine.
| Descriptor ID |
D008978
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.888.590 D23.946.580.590 D23.946.833.590
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| Concept/Terms |
Mollusk Venoms- Mollusk Venoms
- Venoms, Mollusk
- Mollusk Venom
- Venom, Mollusk
- Mollusc Venoms
- Venoms, Mollusc
Octopus Venoms- Octopus Venoms
- Venoms, Octopus
- Octopus Venom
- Venom, Octopus
Snail Venom- Snail Venom
- Venom, Snail
- Snail Venoms
- Venoms, Snail
Conus Venoms- Conus Venoms
- Venoms, Conus
- Conus Venom
- Venom, Conus
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mollusk Venoms" by people in Profiles.
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A mu-conotoxin-insensitive Na+ channel mutant: possible localization of a binding site at the outer vestibule. Biophys J. 1995 Nov; 69(5):1657-65.
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Neuropeptide Y and pancreatic polypeptide reduce calcium currents in acutely dissociated neurons from adult rat superior cervical ganglia. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1993 May; 265(2):903-9.
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Tumor necrosis factor modulates Ca2+ currents in cultured sympathetic neurons. J Neurosci. 1992 Jul; 12(7):2665-71.