Assessing NaV1.7 during tonic firing in pig C-nociceptors

Assuming the voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) NaV1.7 facilitates action potential generation upon slow electrical depolarization, we investigated protoxin II and TTX to target VGSC sub-types and to assess their role in C-fiber excitability when stimulated with sinusoidal single 1 Hz pulse (500 ms...

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Hauptverfasser: Soares, Sabrina (VerfasserIn) , Schmelz, Martin (VerfasserIn) , Carr, Richard (VerfasserIn) , Sohns, Kyra (VerfasserIn) , Rukwied, Roman (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: December 3, 2025
In: PLOS ONE
Year: 2025, Jahrgang: 20, Heft: 12, Pages: 1-14
ISSN:1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0335081
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Verfasserangaben:Sabrina Soares, Martin Schmelz, Richard Carr, Kyra Sohns, Roman Rukwied

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