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Toxins as Therapeutics
This special issue belongs to the section “Animal Venoms“.
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Natural products lethal to animals (toxins) provide a rich source of leads for new therapeutics for diseases that range from cancer to diabetes to pain. This special issue on "Toxins as Therapeutics" focuses on toxins and toxin inspired leads, including the emergence of venoms as an underutilized source of highly evolved bioactive peptides, that have clinical potential.
Prof. Dr. Richard J. Lewis
Guest Editor
Keywords
- calcium channels
- acetylcholine receptors
- sodium channels
- potassium channels
- chloride ion channels
- TRP channels
- NMDA receptor
- ASIC channels
- monoamine transporters
- opiate receptors
- GLP-1 receptors
- neurotensin receptor
- antibiotics
- botulinum toxins
- cone snail venom peptides
- spider venom peptides
- sea anemone toxins
- scorpion toxins
- snake toxins
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Toxins - ISSN 2072-6651