title: International Union of Pharmacology. XXXIX. Compendium of voltage-gated ion channels: sodium channels.
abstract: This summary article presents an overview of the molecular relationships among the voltage-gated sodium channels and a standard nomenclature for them, which is derived from the IUPHAR Compendium of Voltage-Gated Ion Channels. The complete Compendium, including data tables for each member of the sodium channel family can be found at <http://www.iuphar-db.org/iuphar-ic/>.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Mailstop 357280, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7280, USA. wcatt@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Catterall
authors.forename: Alan L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Goldin
authors.forename: Stephen G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Waxman
mesh_terms: D015640:Ion Channel Gating / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D008967:Molecular Biology; D015222:Sodium Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D015222:Sodium Channels