Potassium Channels Blockers from the Venom of Androctonus mauretanicus mauretanicus

K+ channels selectively transport K+ ions across cell membranes and play a key role in regulating the physiology of excitable and nonexcitable cells. Their activation allows the cell to repolarize after action potential firing and reduces excitability, whereas channel inhibition increases excitabili...

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Main Authors: Marie-France Martin-Eauclaire, Pierre E. Bougis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Toxicology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/103608
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