Neurotoxins
"Neurotoxins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Toxic substances from microorganisms, plants or animals that interfere with the functions of the nervous system. Most venoms contain neurotoxic substances. Myotoxins are included in this concept.
| Descriptor ID |
D009498
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.888.569.504
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| Concept/Terms |
Excitotoxins- Excitotoxins
- Excitotoxin
- Excitatory Neurotoxins
- Neurotoxins, Excitatory
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neurotoxins" by people in Profiles.
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Boivin MJ, Kakooza AM, Warf BC, Davidson LL, Grigorenko EL. Reducing neurodevelopmental disorders and disability through research and interventions. Nature. 2015 Nov 19; 527(7578):S155-60.
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Colton CK, Kong Q, Lai L, Zhu MX, Seyb KI, Cuny GD, Xian J, Glicksman MA, Lin CL. Identification of translational activators of glial glutamate transporter EAAT2 through cell-based high-throughput screening: an approach to prevent excitotoxicity. J Biomol Screen. 2010 Jul; 15(6):653-62.
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Fischer AJ, Scott MA, Ritchey ER, Sherwood P. Mitogen-activated protein kinase-signaling regulates the ability of Müller glia to proliferate and protect retinal neurons against excitotoxicity. Glia. 2009 Nov 01; 57(14):1538-52.
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Wisgirda ME, Dryer SE. Characteristics of multiple voltage-activated K+ currents in acutely dissociated chick ciliary ganglion neurones. J Physiol. 1993 Oct; 470:171-89.