"Bungarotoxins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Neurotoxic proteins from the venom of the banded or Formosan krait (Bungarus multicinctus, an elapid snake). alpha-Bungarotoxin blocks nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and has been used to isolate and study them; beta- and gamma-bungarotoxins act presynaptically causing acetylcholine release and depletion. Both alpha and beta forms have been characterized, the alpha being similar to the large, long or Type II neurotoxins from other elapid venoms.
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D002038
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.888.850.325.139 D23.946.833.850.325.139
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bungarotoxins" by people in Profiles.
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Wongtrakool C, Grooms K, Ping XD, Rivera H, Ward J, Roser-Page S, Roman J, Brown LA, Gauthier TW. In utero nicotine exposure promotes M2 activation in neonatal mouse alveolar macrophages. Pediatr Res. 2012 Aug; 72(2):147-53.
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Modla S, Mendonca J, Czymmek KJ, Akins RE. Identification of neuromuscular junctions by correlative confocal and transmission electron microscopy. J Neurosci Methods. 2010 Aug 30; 191(2):158-65.
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Sun X, Ritzenthaler JD, Zhong X, Zheng Y, Roman J, Han S. Nicotine stimulates PPARbeta/delta expression in human lung carcinoma cells through activation of PI3K/mTOR and suppression of AP-2alpha. Cancer Res. 2009 Aug 15; 69(16):6445-53.
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Kulak JM, Schneider JS. Differences in alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor binding in motor symptomatic and asymptomatic MPTP-treated monkeys. Brain Res. 2004 Mar 5; 999(2):193-202.