2000
Sodium channels and their genes: dynamic expression in the normal nervous system, dysregulation in disease states11Published on the World Wide Web on 15 August 2000.
Waxman S, Dib-Hajj S, Cummins T, Black J. Sodium channels and their genes: dynamic expression in the normal nervous system, dysregulation in disease states11Published on the World Wide Web on 15 August 2000. Brain Research 2000, 886: 5-14. PMID: 11119683, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(00)02774-8.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSodium channel gene expressionSodium channel geneChannel gene expressionChannel genesGene expressionPost-transcriptional levelNormal nervous systemSodium channel expressionSodium channelsChannel expressionMolecular plasticityGenesDynamic expressionCell membraneHypothalamic magnocellular neurosecretory neuronsDifferent repertoiresMultiple sclerosisNervous systemTherapeutic opportunitiesSodium channel subtypesExpressionElectrogenic propertiesRegulationChannel subtypesDysregulation
1999
Sodium channels, excitability of primary sensory neurons, and the molecular basis of pain
Waxman S, Cummins T, Dib‐Hajj S, Fjell J, Black J. Sodium channels, excitability of primary sensory neurons, and the molecular basis of pain. Muscle & Nerve 1999, 22: 1177-1187. PMID: 10454712, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(199909)22:9<1177::aid-mus3>3.0.co;2-p.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPrimary sensory neuronsDRG neuronsSodium channel expressionSodium channel gene expressionSensory neuronsChannel gene expressionSodium channelsChannel expressionSodium currentTTX-sensitive sodium currentAbnormal burst activityNormal DRG neuronsSNS/PN3Resistant sodium currentsDistinct sodium channelsSodium channel geneChannel genesInflammatory painNerve injuryAxonal transectionElectrophysiological abnormalitiesSelective blockadePharmacological approachesBurst activityPain