Structured Summary
Abstract
A neurotoxic peptide, which is a cleavage product (VIa) of the omega-Conotoxin precursor protein contained in venom from the marine snail, CONUS geographus. It is an antagonist of CALCIUM CHANNELS, N-TYPE.
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Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
15 entry terms
- Conus geographus Toxin
- Conus geographus Toxin GVIA
- omega-CgTX
- omega-CgTX GVIA
- omega-Conus geographus toxin
- GVIA, omega-CgTX
- GVIA, omega-Conotoxin
- Toxin, Conus geographus
- geographus Toxin, Conus
- geographus toxin, omega-Conus
- omega CgTX
- omega CgTX GVIA
- omega Conotoxin GVIA
- omega Conus geographus toxin
- toxin, omega-Conus geographus
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24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
2000; use OMEGA-CONOTOXIN GVIA (NM) 1984-1999
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Previous Indexing
- Mollusk Venoms (1984-1993)
- Peptides (1994-1999)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. omega-Conotoxin GVIA. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020866. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020866
- omega-Conotoxin GVIA. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27162637