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Pr-SNTX, a short-chain three-finger toxin from Papuan pigmy mulga snake, is an antagonist of muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α2βδε)

Yoko YamauchiBiomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
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Hikari KimotoBiomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
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Xianyu YangCollege of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A & F University, Lin’An, China
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Sergey FilkinShemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Yuri UtkinShemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Tai KuboBiomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan;United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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Hidetoshi InagakiBiomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 158-161 | Received 09 Apr 2015, Accepted 16 Jun 2015, Published online: 25 Jul 2015

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