The principal toxin of Delphinium brownii Rydb., and its mode of action.
Examination of D. brownii, a stock-poison of Western Canada, revealed that the principal toxin was methyllycaconitine: a potent neuromuscular blocking agent which appears to act competitively at nicotinic receptors.
D000818:Animals; D001681:Biological Assay; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000294:innervation; D009498:Neurotoxins / Q000494:pharmacology; D010791:Phrenic Nerve / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D010944:Plants / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
D009498:Neurotoxins