Animal Toxins Can Alter the Function of Nav1.8 and Nav1.9

Human voltage-activated sodium (Nav) channels are adept at rapidly transmitting electrical signals across long distances in various excitable tissues. As such, they are amongst the most widely targeted ion channels by drugs and animal toxins. Of the nine isoforms, Nav1.8 and Nav1.9 are preferentiall...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: John Gilchrist, Frank Bosmans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-08-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/4/8/620