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Neurotoxins
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Pharmacology
Graduate
01/22/2011

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Tetrodotoxin (TTX)
Definition
fish toxin that blocks voltage gated Na Channels
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u-conotoxin (u-CTX)
Definition
cone snail toxin similar to TTX
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saxitoxin (STX)
Definition
toxin from marino dinoflagellates, similar to TTX.
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w-conotoxin (w-CTX)
Definition
fish-hunting cone snail toxin that blocks voltage gated Ca2+ channels
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w-Aga
Definition
funnel web spider toxin that blocks voltage gated Ca2+ channels
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apamin
Definition
bee venom, Ca-activated K+ channels
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charybdotoxin (ChTX)
Definition
scorpion venom, blocks pores of Ca activated K channels and votalge gated K channels
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curare (d-tubcuraine)
Definition
plant toxin, competitive inhibitor of ACh receptors
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alpha bungarotoxin
Definition
snake toxin, irreversible inhibitor of nictonine ACh receptors
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picrotoxin
Definition
GABAa receptor blocker
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strychnine
Definition
glycine receptor blocker
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tetanus boxin
Definition
prevents neurotransmitter release in CNS
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botulinum toxin
Definition
prevents release of ACh at NMJ
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