I am learning about calcium ion channel blockers (CCBs) and am confused whether there are neurotoxins that are CCBs.
- If they exist, what is an example of a CCB neurotoxin?
- What animals use CCB neurotoxins as a weapon / defense tool?
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Stan Shunpike
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This seems like it would be easy to Google. Have you tried? – anongoodnurse Jul 19 '15 at 22:30
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I did. Several times. I found plenty on sodium. Potassium was easy too. But not CCBs. If you find it, paste the link in bio chat and I can delete this. – Stan Shunpike Jul 19 '15 at 22:36
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Just to clarify, they can be toxic, but it's not clear to me if they are a neurotoxin used by animals in the same way that, for example, tetrodotoxin is. – Stan Shunpike Jul 19 '15 at 22:37
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First hit: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v372/n6503/abs/372272a0.html – anongoodnurse Jul 19 '15 at 23:30
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But they are cone snails. Is that OK? – anongoodnurse Jul 19 '15 at 23:50
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Yes, my professor mentioned those, although I do not think that she necessarily specified that cone snails contained calcium blockers. Thanks! I can find a bunch of info now – Stan Shunpike Jul 20 '15 at 00:13
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That was so helpful! Thanks again. In future, should I post this sort of "I cant find blah blah" in chat? – Stan Shunpike Jul 20 '15 at 00:19
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1You can do that, sure. That's probably a pretty good place to do that. :) – anongoodnurse Jul 20 '15 at 01:01