title: [Voltage-gated Na+ channel in nociceptive afferents of DRG neurons].
abstract: This communication briefly summarizes the molecular characteristics, expression, electrophysiological and pharmacological properties of voltage-gated sodium channels in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons, and the effects of voltage-gated sodium channels on regulation of nociceptive afferents.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Institute of Physiology, Shanghai Research Center of Life Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031.
authors.forename: Z Y
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Ji
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D015640:Ion Channel Gating / Q000502:physiology*; D062554:NAV1.5 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel; D009619:Nociceptors / Q000502:physiology*; D015222:Sodium Channels / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D062554:NAV1.5 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel; C568320:SCN5A protein, human; D015222:Sodium Channels