Snake venoms: toolbox of the neurobiologist.
Neurotoxins isolated from snake venom exhibit very specific actions on nervous structures. Their use in neurobiological research contributed to a better understanding of neuromuscular transmission and led to the isolation of a receptor, the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009446:Neurobiology / Q000379:methods; D009498:Neurotoxins; D012910:Snake Venoms / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*
D009498:Neurotoxins; D012910:Snake Venoms