Tetrodotoxin
Na+ channel blockerOther names: TTX | ||||
Product Code: Asc-054 |
Purity: >98% |
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Biological DescriptionPotent, selective and reversible, use-dependent inhibitor of voltage-dependent Na+ channels. |
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(1972) Pharmacology of tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin. Fed.Proc. 31:1117 abstract (1994) Recent advances in the study of mechanism of action of marine neurotoxins. Neurotoxicol. 15:545 abstract Neurotoxins that act on voltage-sensitive sodium channels in excitable membranes. abstract | |
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Milstein et al. (2007) TARP subtypes differentially and dose-dependently control synaptic AMPA receptor gating. Neuron. 55: 905-18. abstract Trigo et al. (2007) Enhancement of GABA release through endogenous activation of axonal GABA(A) receptors in juvenile cerebellum. 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Chemical InformationOctahydro-12-(hydroxymethyl)-2-imino-5,9:7,10a-dimethano-10aH-[1,3]dioxocino[6,5-d] pyrimidine-4,7,10,11,12-pentol | |
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