Electrophysiological effects of fractions isolated from the venom of Parabuthus granulatus on calcium channels in cardiac myocytes / L.H. du Plessis
Scorpion toxins specific for Na+ and K+ channels, have been studied extensively but relatively little has been done on Ca2+ channel toxins. Toxins in the venom of only two South African scorpions P. transvaalicus and P. granulatus have been found to interact with Ca2+ channels. Kurtoxin isolated fro...
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North-West University
2009
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/577 |