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Contributions of P2X3 homomeric and heteromeric channels to acute and chronic pain.
Expert opinion on therapeutic targets - 1 Aug 2003
Jarvis Michael F
Abstract excerpt
ATP acts as a fast neurotransmitter by activating a family of ligand-gated ion channels, the P2X receptors. Functional homomeric (P2X(3)) and heteromeric (P2X(2/3)) receptors are highly localised on primary sensory afferent neurons that transmit nociceptive sensory information. Activation of these P2X(3)containing channels may provide a specific mechanism whereby ATP, released via synaptic transmission or by...
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