Behavior of ion channels controlled by electric potential difference and of Toll-type receptors in neuropathic pain pathophysiology

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Neuropathic pain is a severe and refractory medical condition, for which only partially effective treatments are currently available. Recent experimental data on the role of voltage-gated ion channels, particularly sodium and potassium channels, have been describ...

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Main Authors: André Prato Schmidt, Sérgio Renato Guimarães Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor
Series:Revista Dor
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-00132016000500043&lng=en&tlng=en