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Descriptor English: omega-Conotoxins
Descriptor Spanish: omega-Conotoxinas
Descriptor conotoxinas omega
Entry term(s) omega-conotoxinas
Scope note: Familia de péptidos neurotóxicos relacionados estructuralmente que provienen de venenos de moluscos y que inhiben la entrada de calcio activada por voltaje en la unión presináptica. Estos péptidos inhiben selectivamente los canales del calcio de tipo N, P y Q.
Descriptor Portuguese: ômega-Conotoxinas
Descriptor French: Conotoxines-oméga
Entry term(s): omega Conotoxin
omega Conotoxins
omega-Conotoxin
Tree number(s): D20.888.590.162.720
D23.946.580.590.162.720
D23.946.833.590.162.720
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020960
Scope note: A family of structurally related neurotoxic peptides from mollusk venom that inhibit voltage-activated entry of calcium into the presynaptic membrane. They selectively inhibit N-, P-, and Q-type calcium channels.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Calcium Channel Blockers
Neurotoxins
Previous Indexing: Mollusk Venoms (1989-1996)
Peptides (1992-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000
History Note: 2000
DeCS ID: 34515
Unique ID: D020960
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Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/03
Revision Date: 2005/06/30
omega-Conotoxins - Preferred
Concept UI M0328344
Scope note A family of structurally related neurotoxic peptides from mollusk venom that inhibit voltage-activated entry of calcium into the presynaptic membrane. They selectively inhibit N-, P-, and Q-type calcium channels.
Preferred term omega-Conotoxins
Entry term(s) omega Conotoxin
omega Conotoxins
omega-Conotoxin



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