Tetrodotoxins Secretion and Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Adaptation in the Ribbon Worm <i>Kulikovia alborostrata</i> (Takakura, 1898) (Nemertea)

Nemertea is a phylum of marine worms whose members bear various toxins, including tetrodotoxin (TTX) and its analogues. Despite the more than 30 years of studying TTXs in nemerteans, many questions regarding their functions and the mechanisms ensuring their accumulation and usage remain unclear. In...

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Main Authors: Anna E. Vlasenko, Vasiliy G. Kuznetsov, Grigorii V. Malykin, Alexandra O. Pereverzeva, Peter V. Velansky, Konstantin V. Yakovlev, Timur Yu. Magarlamov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/13/9/606