Method for treating wrinkles using a paralytic peptide from the shrew 'Blarina brevicauda'

Title
Method for treating wrinkles using a paralytic peptide from the shrew 'Blarina brevicauda'
Publication Date
2014
Author(s)
Stewart, John
Steeves, Bradley
Vernes, Karl A
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1635-9950
Email: kvernes@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:kvernes
Type of document
Patent
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Place of publication
United States of America
UNE publication id
une:21406
Abstract
The invention relates to a low molecular weight peptide (or suite of related peptides) isolated from the submaxiliary saliva glands of shrews of the species 'Blarina' as a paralytic agent. This novel paralytic agent is useful as a neuromuscular blocker and analgesic or as an insecticide.
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