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To: aruanan

I used I-125-labeled bungarotoxin in binding assays of acetylcholine receptor alpha subunits.

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Of course!
Me, I’m more of a beta subunits type. All joking aside, thank you for the interesting science.


27 posted on 07/28/2010 4:35:13 PM PDT by loungitude ( The truth hurts.)
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To: loungitude
Me, I’m more of a beta subunits type. All joking aside, thank you for the interesting science.

This is why this snake venom kills you. When it binds irreversibly and competitively to your body's acetylcholine receptors, it prevents the transmission of nerve impulses from brain to muscles and you suffocate.
29 posted on 07/28/2010 6:54:38 PM PDT by aruanan
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