Vc1.1 Reduces Pain (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University Press

Vc1.1 Reduces Pain

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This schematic shows the proposed mechanism by which the cone snail venom Vc1.1 reduces pain sensation through indirect inhibition of R-type (Cav2.3) neuronal voltage-gated calcium channels.

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Rittenhouse, 2014

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