[Voltage-gated Na+ channel in nociceptive afferents of DRG neurons]

Z Y Tan; Y H Ji

[Voltage-gated Na+ channel in nociceptive afferents of DRG neurons]

Sheng Li Ke Xue Jin Zhan. 1999 Jul;30(3):198-202.

[Article in Chinese]

Authors

Z Y Tan¹, Y H Ji

Affiliation

¹ Shanghai Institute of Physiology, Shanghai Research Center of Life Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031.

PMID: 12532779

Abstract

This communication briefly summarizes the molecular characteristics, expression, electrophysiological and pharmacological properties of voltage-gated sodium channels in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons, and the effects of voltage-gated sodium channels on regulation of nociceptive afferents.

Publication types

English Abstract
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Ganglia, Spinal / physiology*
Humans
Ion Channel Gating / physiology*
NAV1.5 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
Nociceptors / physiology*
Sodium Channels / genetics
Sodium Channels / physiology*

Substances

NAV1.5 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
SCN5A protein, human
Sodium Channels