Marine Toxins as Research Tools

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Fusetani, Nobuhiro (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Kem, William (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Σειρά: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology, 46
• Θέματα: Chemistry.; Pharmacology.; Biotechnology.; Environmental engineering.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Marine organisms produce a wide array of toxins, many of which are not only structurally unusual, but also show potent and interesting modes of action. Since the discovery of tetrodotoxin, a pufferfish toxin, as a potent and selective blocker of Na+ channels in 1964, it has been widely used as a res...

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