Isolation and pharmacological characterization of α-Elapitoxin-Ot1a, a short-chain postsynaptic neurotoxin from the venom of the Western Desert Taipan, Oxyuranus temporalis

Taipans (Oxyuranus spp.) are elapids with highly potent venoms containing presynaptic (β) and postsynaptic (α) neurotoxins. O. temporalis (Western Desert taipan), a newly discovered member of this genus, has been shown to possess venom which displays marked in vitro neurotoxicity. No components have...

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Main Authors: Barber, Carmel M., Ahmad Rusmili, Muhamad Rusdi, Hodgson, Wayne C.
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Language:English
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Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 2016
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