Elapid alpha-toxins have no effect on the cholinergic responses of bivalve myocardia.
Elapid alpha-toxins (alpha-bungarotoxin, alpha-cobratoxin and crude Bungarus caeruleus venom) do not affect the myocardial nicotinic ACh receptors of the following bivalve molluscs: Mercenaria mercenaria, Chione cancellata, Mya arenaria, Mytilus edulis, Rangia cuneata and Crassostrea virginica.
D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D004546:Elapid Venoms / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006321:Heart / Q000294:innervation*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008974:Mollusca / Q000187:drug effects*; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic / Q000187:drug effects*; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic / Q000187:drug effects*
D004546:Elapid Venoms; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic; D000109:Acetylcholine