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Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.157.530.400.875.750
D12.776.543.550.450.875.750
D12.776.543.585.400.875.750
D12.776.631.960
Unique ID
D061566
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D061566
Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note
A family of membrane proteins that selectively conduct SODIUM ions due to changes in the TRANSMEMBRANE POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE. They typically have a multimeric structure with a core alpha subunit that defines the sodium channel subtype and several beta subunits that modulate sodium channel activity.
Entry Term(s)
Sodium Channels, Voltage-Gated
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Sodium Channels (1989-2012)
Public MeSH Note
2013
History Note
2013
Entry Combination
agonists:Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Agonists
antagonists & inhibitors:Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Blockers
Date Introduced
2013/01/01
Last Updated
2020/05/27
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels Preferred
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