Peripheral pain-sensing neurons: from molecular diversity to functional specialization

Cell Rep. 2014 Jan 30;6(2):245-6. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.01.018.

Abstract

Recent work in Cell Reports by Minett et al. and Yang et al. highlights the complexity of pain pathways and points to new ways of thinking about chronic and disease-related pain.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Lineage*
  • Epidermis / innervation*
  • Ganglia, Spinal / cytology*
  • Muscles / innervation*
  • NAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel / metabolism*
  • Neuralgia / metabolism*
  • Nociceptive Pain / genetics*
  • Nociceptive Pain / metabolism*
  • Nociceptors / metabolism*
  • Sensory Receptor Cells / metabolism*

Substances

  • NAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
  • Scn9a protein, mouse