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NAV1.8 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
A voltage-gated sodium channel subtype that is expressed in nociceptors, including spinal and trigeminal sensory neurons. It plays a role in the transmission of pain signals induced by cold, heat, and mechanical stimuli.
Entry Term(s)
PN3 Sodium Channel
Peripheral Nerve Sodium Channel 3
SCN10A Sodium Channel alpha Subunit
Sodium Channel Protein Type 10 Subunit alpha
Sodium Channel Protein Type X
Type 10 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Type 10
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Type 10 Subunit alpha
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Sodium Channels (1996-2012)
Public MeSH Note
2013; SENSORY NEURON SPECIFIC (SNS) SODIUM CHANNEL (now NAV1.8 VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNEL) was indexed under SODIUM CHANNELS 1996-2012
A voltage-gated sodium channel subtype that is expressed in nociceptors, including spinal and trigeminal sensory neurons. It plays a role in the transmission of pain signals induced by cold, heat, and mechanical stimuli.