Glycerotoxin from Glycera convoluta stimulates neurosecretion by up-regulating N-type Ca2+ channel activity
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Effect of the Venom of Glycera Convoluta
A neurotoxin able to increase the spontaneous release of transmitter was found in the venom glands of the polychaete annelid Glycera convoluta . We studied the effect of this venom on the frog cutaneous pectoris muscle, where its application produced a prolonged (20-h), high-frequency discharge of miniature potentials . After 5 h of action, the initial store was renewed several times but no det...
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عنوان ژورنال: The EMBO Journal
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1460-2075
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdf677