Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21214
Title: Method for treating wrinkles using a paralytic peptide from the shrew 'Blarina brevicauda'
Contributor(s): Stewart, John (author); Steeves, Bradley (author); Vernes, Karl A  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2014
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21214
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.
Publication Type: Patent
Place of Publication: United States of America
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 110106 Medical Biochemistry: Proteins and Peptides (incl. Medical Proteomics)
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 320506 Medical biochemistry - proteins and peptides (incl. medical proteomics)
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 920102 Cancer and Related Disorders
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 200101 Diagnosis of human diseases and conditions
HERDC Category Description: I1 Patent
Publisher/associated links: https://www.google.com.au/patents/US8673858
Patent/Application Number: US 8,673,858 B2
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