"Bungarotoxins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Neurotoxic proteins from the venom of the banded or Formosan krait (Bungarus multicinctus, an elapid snake). alpha-Bungarotoxin blocks nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and has been used to isolate and study them; beta- and gamma-bungarotoxins act presynaptically causing acetylcholine release and depletion. Both alpha and beta forms have been characterized, the alpha being similar to the large, long or Type II neurotoxins from other elapid venoms.
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D002038
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.888.850.325.139 D23.946.833.850.325.139
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bungarotoxins" by people in Profiles.
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Chronic exposure to typical or atypical antipsychotics in rodents: temporal effects on central alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Neuroscience. 2005; 136(2):519-29.
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Nicotinic receptor activation facilitates GABAergic neurotransmission in the avian lateral spiriform nucleus. Neuroscience. 1994 Apr; 59(3):689-98.
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Cholinergic receptors in Torpedo. Neurosci Res Program Bull. 1973 Jun; 11(3):253-7.