"omega-Conotoxin GVIA" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A neurotoxic peptide, which is a cleavage product (VIa) of the omega-Conotoxin precursor protein contained in venom from the marine snail, CONUS geographus. It is an antagonist of CALCIUM CHANNELS, N-TYPE.
| Descriptor ID |
D020866
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.888.590.162.720.700 D23.946.580.590.162.720.700 D23.946.833.590.162.720.700
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| Concept/Terms |
omega-Conotoxin GVIA- omega-Conotoxin GVIA
- GVIA, omega-Conotoxin
- omega Conotoxin GVIA
- omega-Conus geographus toxin
- geographus toxin, omega-Conus
- omega Conus geographus toxin
- toxin, omega-Conus geographus
- omega-CgTX
- omega CgTX
- omega-CgTX GVIA
- GVIA, omega-CgTX
- omega CgTX GVIA
- Conus geographus Toxin
- Toxin, Conus geographus
- geographus Toxin, Conus
- Conus geographus Toxin GVIA
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Below are the most recent publications written about "omega-Conotoxin GVIA" by people in Profiles.
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Barrett CF, Liu L, Rittenhouse AR. Arachidonic acid reversibly enhances N-type calcium current at an extracellular site. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2001 May; 280(5):C1306-18.
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Liu L, Barrett CF, Rittenhouse AR. Arachidonic acid both inhibits and enhances whole cell calcium currents in rat sympathetic neurons. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2001 May; 280(5):C1293-305.
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Mullikin-Kilpatrick D, Treistman SN. Inhibition of dihydropyridine-sensitive Ca++ channels by ethanol in undifferentiated and nerve growth factor-treated PC12 cells: interaction with the inactivated state. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1995 Feb; 272(2):489-97.
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Wang X, Treistman SN, Lemos JR. Two types of high-threshold calcium currents inhibited by omega-conotoxin in nerve terminals of rat neurohypophysis. J Physiol. 1992 Jan; 445:181-99.