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Signalling cascades that modulate the activity of sodium channels in sensory neurons

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Sodium Channels, Pain, and Analgesia

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Nicol, G.D. (2005). Signalling cascades that modulate the activity of sodium channels in sensory neurons. In: Parnham, M.J., Coward, K., Baker, M.D. (eds) Sodium Channels, Pain, and Analgesia. Progress in Inflammation Research. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7643-7411-X_6

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