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Purification and Pharmacological Analysis of the Omega-Conotoxin GVIA Receptor from Rat Brain

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The excitation of neurons is coupled to the secretion of neurotransmitters by a discrete sequence of events involving the transduction of an electrical signal, in the form of the action potential propagating along the axon, into an increase in calcium at the nerve terminal (Sakmann, 1992). Numerous excellent reports address the importance of calcium as the intracellular chemical messenger and elucidate the specific steps in the release of neurotransmitters (Augustine et al., 1987; Smith and Augustine, 1988; Zimmermann, 1990; Llinas et al., 1992). These steps are outlined briefly as follows:

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