Sodium channel opener

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A sodium channel opener is a type of drug which facilitates ion transmission through sodium channels.

Examples include natural toxins, such as aconitine, veratridine, grayanotoxin, pyrethrin I, batrachotoxin, robustoxin, palytoxins and ciguatoxins. [1]

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  1. ↑ Shabbir W, Tzotzos S, Bedak M, Aufy M, Willam A, Kraihammer M, Holzner A, Czikora I, Scherbaum-Hazemi P, Fischer H, Pietschmann H, Fischer B, Lucas R, Lemmens-Gruber R (2015). "Glycosylation-dependent activation of epithelial sodium channel by solnatide". Biochem. Pharmacol. 98 (4): 740–53. doi:10.1016/j.bcp.2015.08.003. PMID   26254591.



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