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Development and Testing of an In Vitro Assay for Screening of Potential Therapeutic Agents against Na Channel Neurotoxins

Authors: George B. Brown; ALABAMA UNIV IN BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Abstract:
The objective was to develop a rapid, reliable and simple screening assay of broad scope and sensitivity for applications in the identification of compounds with potential therapeutic value in the treatment of intoxication induced by a variety of sodium channel neurotoxins. The assay should also be able to accommodate the screening of large numbers of samples. These requirements have been met in the form of an in vitro radioligand binding assay in which the binding of a tritiated analog of bactrochotoxin serves as a sensitive indicator of test compound inter

Limitations: APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
Description: Annual rept. 1 Jan-31 Dec 86
Pages: 32
Report Date: 03 FEB 87
Contract Number: DAMD17-86-C-6057
Report Number: A570971
Keywords relating to this report:
ANALOG SYSTEMS
ASSAYING
BIOPHYSICS
CEREBRAL CORTEX
CHANNELS
CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS
DOMAIN WALLS
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
IDENTIFICATION
IN VITRO ANALYSIS
INDICATORS
INTERACTIONS
INTOXICATION
NERVOUS SYSTEM
PHRENIC NERVES
RATS
SAMPLING
SENSITIVITY
SODIUM
STORAGE
TOXINS AND ANTITOXINS
TRITIATED COMPOUNDS
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