Potassium Channels in Peripheral Pain Pathways: Expression, Function and Therapeutic Potential

Electrical excitation of peripheral somatosensory nerves is a first step in generation of most pain signals in mammalian nervous system. Such excitation is controlled by an intricate set of ion channels that are coordinated to produce a degree of excitation that is proportional to the strength of th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Du, Xiaona, Gamper, Nikita
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Bentham Science Publishers 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3849788/