Sodium channels and mammalian sensory mechanotransduction

• Main Authors: Raouf Ramin (Author), Rugiero Francois (Author), Kiesewetter Hannes (Author), Hatch Rachel (Author), Hummler Edith (Author), Nassar Mohammed A (Author), Wang Fan (Author), Wood John N (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Members of the degenerin/epithelial (DEG/ENaC) sodium channel family are mechanosensors in <it>C elegans</it>, and Nav1.7 and Nav1.8 voltage-gated sodium channel knockout mice have major deficits in mechanosensation. β an...