Robustoxin

Robustoxin

Robustoxin, sometimes misspelled robustotoxin, is a low-molecular-weight neurotoxic polypeptide found in the venom of the Sydney funnel-web spider.

Robustoxin derives its neurotoxicity by causing rapid opening of sodium ion channels in autonomic and motor neurons.

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* [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0014-5793(97)01452-X Structure of robustoxin]


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  • robustoxin — /roʊbəsˈtɒksən/ (say rohbuhs toksuhn) noun a neurotoxin which affects humans, found in the venom of the Sydney funnel web spider; delta atracotoxin. {(Atrax) robust(us), species name + toxin} …  

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  • Australasian funnel-web spider — Taxobox name = Venomous funnel web spiders image width = 210px image caption = Atrax robustus regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Arachnida ordo = Araneae subordo = Mygalomorphae familia = Hexathelidae familia authority = Simon, 1892… …   Wikipedia

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  • delta-atracotoxin — /dɛltə ætrəkoʊˈtɒksən/ (say deltuh atruhkoh toksuhn) noun → robustoxin. Also, δ atracotoxin …  

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