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omega-Conotoxins

Known as: omega Conotoxins, omega Conotoxin, omega-Conotoxins [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A family of structurally related neurotoxic peptides from mollusk venom that inhibit voltage-activated entry of calcium into the presynaptic membrane… 
National Institutes of Health

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Narrower (9)

AM336SO3 conotoxin, Conus striatusomega-conotoxin RVIA, Conus radiatusomega-conotoxin SVIA

Broader (2)

Calcium Channel BlockersNeurotoxins
In BloodProcess of secretionagonistsantagonists & inhibitors

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Voltage‐dependent calcium channels of dog basilar artery
Electrophysiological and molecular characteristics of voltage‐dependent calcium (Ca2+) channels were studied using whole‐cell… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Functional Triads Consisting of Ryanodine Receptors, Ca2+ Channels, and Ca2+-Activated K+ Channels in Bullfrog Sympathetic Neurons
Fluorescent ryanodine revealed the distribution of ryanodine receptors in the submembrane cytoplasm (less than a few micrometers… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Interaction of Cysteine String Proteins with the α1A Subunit of the P/Q-type Calcium Channel*
Cysteine string proteins (Csps) are J-domain chaperone proteins anchored at the surface of synaptic vesicles. Csps are involved… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Class A Calcium Channel Variants in Pancreatic Islets and Their Role in Insulin Secretion*
The initiation of insulin release from rat islet β cells relies, in large part, on calcium influx through dihydropyridine… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
High Calcium Permeability of Serotonin 5‐HT3 Receptors on Presynaptic Nerve Terminals from Rat Striatum
Abstract: The serotonin 5‐HT3 receptor, a ligand‐gated ion channel, has previously been shown to be present on a subpopulation of… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
N‐ and L‐type calcium channel involvement in depolarization‐induced suppression of inhibition in rat hippocampal CA1 cells
1 We investigated depolarization‐induced suppression of inhibition (DSI) under whole‐cell voltage clamp in CA1 pyramidal neurons… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
ω-Conotoxin GVIA blocks a Ca2+ current in bovine chromaffin cells that is not of the “classic” N type
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Potent contractile effect of endothelin in isolated guinea-pig airways.
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
The 'efferent' function of capsaicin-sensitive nerves: ruthenium red discriminates between different mechanisms of activation.
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Separate Binding and Functional Sites for ω co‐Conotoxin and Nitrendipine Suggest Two Types of Calcium Channels in Bovine Chromaffin Cells
Abstract: Purified adrenomedullary plasma membranes contain two high‐affinity binding sites for l25I‐ω‐conotoxin, with KD values… 
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