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Tetrodotoxin

Known as: Tarichatoxin, TTX, Tetradotoxin 
A neurotoxin with potential analgesic activity. Tetrodotoxin binds to the pores of fast voltage-gated fast sodium channels in nerve cell membranes… 
National Institutes of Health

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11-deoxytetrodotoxin11-nortetrodotoxin11-oxotetrodotoxin4-epitetrodotoxin

Broader (5)

Fish VenomsLocal AnestheticsMarine ToxinsPoisons
Fishes, PoisonousIn BloodProcess of secretionSodium Channel

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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Properties of human glial cells associated with epileptic seizure foci
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Neurotrophins can enhance spiral ganglion cell survival after inner hair cell loss
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Opposite influences of dopaminergic pathways to the prefrontal cortex or the septum on the dopaminergic transmission in the nucleus accumbens. An in vivo voltammetric study
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Potential clamp analysis of membrane currents in rat myelinated nerve fibres.
1. Large myelinated nerve fibres were isolated from rats and the membrane action potential was recorded in single nodes of… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Increased sodium ion influx is necessary to initiate rat hepatocyte proliferation
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Regulation of dopamine release by presynaptic nicotinic receptors in rat striatal slices: effect of nicotine in a low concentration.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Proctolin: a peptide transmitter candidate in insects.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Effects of vinblastine and colchicine on neural regulation of the fast and slow skeletal muscles of the rat.
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Tetrodotoxin‐resistant electric activity in presynaptic terminals
1. The electric properties of the giant synapse in the stellate ganglion of the squid have been further investigated. 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Tetrodotoxin and neuromuscular transmission
  • B. KatzR. Miledi
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society of London…
  • 1967
  • Corpus ID: 6334714
1. The puffer fish poison, tetrodotoxin (T. T.) was applied to eliminate impulse propagation in nerve and muscle fibre, and the… 
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