A component of platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) venom forms slow-kinetic cation channels

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Kourie, Joseph

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Springer

Abstract

The lipid bilayer technique is used to examine the biophysical properties of anion and cation channels frequently formed by platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) venom (OaV). The OaV-formed anion channel in 250/50 mm KCl cis/trans has a maximum conductance

Keywords

Keywords: anion channel; cation channel; venom; article; envenomation; ion conductance; ion current; lipid bilayer; monotremate; nonhuman; signal transduction; slow inward current; Animals; Ion Channels; Kinetics; Lipid Bilayers; Membrane Potentials; Natriuretic Pe Channel-forming peptides; Edema; Fluid and electrolyte homeostasis; Inward current; Muscle relaxation; Pain; Signal transduction

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/91560

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ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of Membrane Biology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1007/s002329900581

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2037-12-31

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