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omega-Conotoxins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A family of structurally related neurotoxic peptides from mollusk venom that inhibit voltage-activated entry of calcium into the presynaptic membrane. They selectively inhibit N-, P-, and Q-type calcium channels.

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  • omega-Conotoxin

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VPWKZB5V-5

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