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ω-Agatoxin IVA is a natural peptide first isolated from the venom of funnel spiders.1 It selectively and irreversibly blocks P-type calcium channels (IC50 <1 nM), high voltage-activated channels first discovered in Purkinje cells.2,3 ω-Agatoxin IVA also blocks N-type calcium channels at micromolar concentrations.3
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2. Molecular pharmacology of voltage-
3. Protease treatment of cerebellar Purkinje cells renders ω-