Question: Which toxin is “a widely recognized experimental tool for studying the trafficking, expression and inhibition of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the nervous system”?
Answer: According to the cited reference, “The snake venom neurotoxin, alpha-bungarotoxin binds as an inhibitor with high affinity to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors” and as such is “a widely recognized experimental tool for studying the trafficking, expression and inhibition of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the nervous system”. (Hannan S et al. Snake neurotoxin alpha bungarotoxin is an antagonist at native GABA A receptors. 2015 Neuropharm 93:28-40)
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