Tetrodotoxin, a Candidate Drug for Nav1.1-Induced Mechanical Pain?
Tetrodotoxin (TTX), the mode of action of which has been known since the 1960s, is widely used in pharmacology as a specific inhibitor of voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav channels). This toxin has contributed to the characterization of the allosteric model of the Nav channel, and to discriminating...
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MDPI AG
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Marine Drugs |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/16/2/72 |