Animal peptides targeting voltage-activated sodium channels.

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Published in Curr Pharm Des on January 01, 2008

Authors

Bert Billen1, Frank Bosmans, Jan Tytgat

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratory of Toxicology, KULeuven, Campus Gasthuisberg O&N 2, PO Box 922, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.

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