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J R Boot1.
Abstract
omega-Conotoxin GVIA and omega-conotoxin MVIIC caused similar concentration-dependent reductions of the electrically induced twitch responses of guinea-pig ileum. The inhibitory effects of omega-conotoxin GVIA were long-lasting whereas those to omega-conotoxin MVIIC were readily reversed. Preincubation with omega-conotoxin MVIIC prevented the irreversible inhibition of omega-conotoxin GVIA suggesting a common site of interaction. However, unlike omega-conotoxin GVIA which caused inhibition, omega-conotoxin MVIIC did not affect the electrically induced twitch responses of the rat vas deferens nor did it prevent the irreversible inhibition with omega-conotoxin GVIA. This study indicates the possible existence of different subtypes of the N-type voltage-dependent calcium channel.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 7925595 DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(94)90069-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pharmacol ISSN: 0014-2999 Impact factor: 4.432