ION CHANNELS AND TOXINS Flashcards
1
Q
Sodium Channel
A
Tetrodotoxin
Batrachotoxin (BTX)
2
Q
Potassium Channel
A
Apamin
Charybdotoxin
3
Q
Calcium Channel
A
Omega-conotoxin
Agatoxin
4
Q
Nicotinic Ach Receptor
A
a-Bungarotoxin
5
Q
GABAA Receptor
A
Pictrotoxin
6
Q
Glycine Receptor
A
Strychnine
7
Q
AMPA Receptor
A
Philanthotoxin
8
Q
Blocks sodium channel from outside
A
Tetrodotoxin
9
Q
Slows sodium channel inactivation; shifts activation
A
Batrachotoxin
10
Q
Source: Puffer fish
A
Tetrodotoxin
11
Q
Source: Colombian frog
A
Batrachotoxin
12
Q
Blocks small Ca-activated K receptors
A
Apamin
13
Q
Blocks big Ca-activated K receptors
A
Charybdotoxin
14
Q
Source: Honeybee
A
Apamin
15
Q
Source: Scorpion
A
Charybdotoxin
