Molecular Characterization of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels and Their Relations with Paralytic Shellfish Toxin Bioaccumulation in the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas
Paralytic shellfish toxins (PST) bind to voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav) and block conduction of action potential in excitable cells. This study aimed to (i) characterize Nav sequences in Crassostrea gigas and (ii) investigate a putative relation between Nav and PST-bioaccumulation in oysters. T...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-01-01
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Series: | Marine Drugs |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/15/1/21 |