A herpetologist is bitten by a poisonous snake and is taken to the emergency depament with progressive muscle paralysis. The venom is probably incapacitating his
Snake venom usually blocks acetylcholine receptors, preventing depolarization of the muscle cell. The Na+ and Ca2+ channels are not incapacitated by snake venoms
Na+ channels
Ca2+ channels
Phospholipids
Acetylcholine receptors.
Cell Membrane and transpo protiens