Slow Closed-State Inactivation: A Novel Mechanism Underlying Ramp Currents in Cells Expressing the hNE/PN1 Sodium Channel
Cummins T, Howe J, Waxman S. Slow Closed-State Inactivation: A Novel Mechanism Underlying Ramp Currents in Cells Expressing the hNE/PN1 Sodium Channel. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 9607-9619. PMID: 9822722, PMCID: PMC6793269, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-23-09607.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTTX-S currentsRamp currentsDRG neuronsClosed-state inactivationSensory neuronsChannel isoformsDistinct integrative propertiesSmall DRG neuronsSodium channelsTTX-sensitive currentsSlow ramp depolarizationSteady-state inactivationRamp depolarizationNeuronsSkeletal muscleState inactivationIntegrative propertiesInactivation propertiesOpen-state inactivationExcitable cellsNovel mechanismCellsDepolarizationInactivationPN1