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The Na(V)1.7 sodium channel: from molecule to man.
Nature reviews. Neuroscience - 1 Jan 2013
Dib-Hajj Sulayman D, Yang Yang, Black Joel A, Waxman Stephen G
Abstract excerpt
The voltage-gated sodium channel Na(V)1.7 is preferentially expressed in peripheral somatic and visceral sensory neurons, olfactory sensory neurons and sympathetic ganglion neurons. Na(V)1.7 accumulates at nerve fibre endings and amplifies small subthreshold depolarizations, poising it to act as a threshold channel that regulates excitability. Genetic and functional studies have added to the evidence that...
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