Voltage-gated sodium channels: the search for subtype-selective analgesics.

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BACKGROUND: Primary afferent or sensory neurons innervate almost all the tissues of the body. They are vital in receiving sensory information and conveying this to the spinal cord and subsequently to the brain, where the higher centres convert this afferent input into an 'understanding' of its nature. The nociceptors are a subset of sensory neurons responsible for the transmission of 'painful' stimuli into the...

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