"omega-Agatoxin IVA" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A neuropeptide toxin from the venom of the funnel web spider, Agelenopsis aperta. It inhibits CALCIUM CHANNELS, P-TYPE by altering the voltage-dependent gating so that very large depolarizations are needed for channel opening. It also inhibits CALCIUM CHANNELS, Q-TYPE.
| Descriptor ID |
D020867
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.400.562 D12.776.093.249.500 D20.888.065.870.324.500 D23.946.833.065.870.324.500
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| Concept/Terms |
omega-Agatoxin IVA- omega-Agatoxin IVA
- IVA, omega-Agatoxin
- omega Agatoxin IVA
- omega-Aga-IVA
- omega Aga IVA
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Inactivation of presynaptic calcium current contributes to synaptic depression at a fast central synapse. Neuron. 1998 Apr; 20(4):797-807.