Conotoxin Interactions with α9α10-nAChRs: Is the α9α10-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor an Important Therapeutic Target for Pain Management?

The α9α10-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) has been implicated in pain and has been proposed to be a novel target for analgesics. However, the evidence to support the involvement of the α9α10-nAChR in pain is conflicted. This receptor was first implicated in pain with the characterisation of...

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Main Authors: Sarasa A. Mohammadi, MacDonald J. Christie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-09-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/7/10/3916