title: Hitting a nerve: ion channels may hold the key for treating chronic pain.
authors.affiliation: chandra@nasw.org
authors.forename: Chandra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shekhar
mesh_terms: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D020864:Calcium Channels, N-Type / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D026941:Sodium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D015222:Sodium Channels / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D020864:Calcium Channels, N-Type; D026941:Sodium Channel Blockers; D015222:Sodium Channels