"omega-Conotoxin GVIA" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A neurotoxic peptide, which is a cleavage product (VIa) of the omega-Conotoxin precursor protein contained in venom from the marine snail, CONUS geographus. It is an antagonist of CALCIUM CHANNELS, N-TYPE.
| Descriptor ID |
D020866
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.888.590.162.720.700 D23.946.580.590.162.720.700 D23.946.833.590.162.720.700
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| Concept/Terms |
omega-Conotoxin GVIA- omega-Conotoxin GVIA
- GVIA, omega-Conotoxin
- omega Conotoxin GVIA
- omega-Conus geographus toxin
- geographus toxin, omega-Conus
- omega Conus geographus toxin
- toxin, omega-Conus geographus
- omega-CgTX
- omega CgTX
- omega-CgTX GVIA
- GVIA, omega-CgTX
- omega CgTX GVIA
- Conus geographus Toxin
- Toxin, Conus geographus
- geographus Toxin, Conus
- Conus geographus Toxin GVIA
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Below are the most recent publications written about "omega-Conotoxin GVIA" by people in Profiles.
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A functional link between T-type calcium channels and mu-opioid receptor expression in adult primary sensory neurons. J Neurochem. 2009 May; 109(3):867-78.
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Distinct inhibition of voltage-activated Ca2+ channels by delta-opioid agonists in dorsal root ganglion neurons devoid of functional T-type Ca2+ currents. Neuroscience. 2008 Jun 02; 153(4):1256-67.
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L-type calcium channels mediate dynorphin neuropeptide release from dendrites but not axons of hippocampal granule cells. Neuron. 1995 Jun; 14(6):1265-72.