Second, why, given the same type of nerve lesion, does only a subgroup ... Will it be possible to 'befriend' the painful sodium channels and use channel-subtype-specific antagonists as a pain ...

Sodium channels are ion channels that transport sodium ions across cellular membranes. Sodium channels are generally either ligand-gated or voltage-gated. In voltage-gated sodium channels ...

This drug interacts with nerve cell sodium channels. Sodium channels facilitate normal nerve activity, and excessive ...