Sodium channels, the electrogenisome and the electrogenistat: Lessons and questions from the clinic

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 590, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2601-2612

  Waxman, Stephen G ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.2; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.6; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.7; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.8;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL TYPE; CHRONIC PAIN; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROGENISOME; ELECTROGENISTAT; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN; PHARMACOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SODIUM CURRENT; SPINAL GANGLION; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

ANIMALS; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HUMANS; NEURONS; PAIN; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 84861673448     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.228460     Document Type: Review

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