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Mesh term Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels

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Nerve Tissue Proteins
Sodium Channels

Description

A family of membrane proteins that selectively conduct SODIUM ions due to changes in the TRANSMEMBRANE POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE. They typically have a multimeric structure with a core alpha subunit that defines the sodium channel subtype and several beta subunits that modulate sodium channel activity.


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NAV1.1 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
NAV1.2 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
NAV1.3 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
NAV1.4 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
NAV1.5 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
NAV1.6 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
NAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
NAV1.8 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
NAV1.9 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel beta Subunits


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