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Acid Sensing Ion Channels MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


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Acid Sensing Ion Channels
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.157.530.400.875.050
D12.776.543.550.450.875.050
D12.776.543.585.400.875.050
D12.776.631.024
Unique ID
D062565
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D062565
Scope Note
A family of proton-gated sodium channels that are primarily expressed in neuronal tissue. They are AMILORIDE-sensitive and are implicated in the signaling of a variety of neurological stimuli, most notably that of pain in response to acidic conditions.
Entry Term(s)
ASIC Channel
Acid Sensing Ion Channel
Acid-Sensing Ion Channel
Acid-Sensing Ion Channels
Proton-Gated Sodium Channel
Proton-Gated Sodium Channels
Previous Indexing
Sodium Channels (1988-2012)
Public MeSH Note
2013; ASIC CHANNEL (now ACID SENSING ION CHANNELS) was indexed under NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS and SODIUM CHANNELS 2009-2012, and under MEMBRANE PROTEINS 1997-2008
History Note
2013
Entry Combination
agonists:Sodium Channel Agonists
antagonists & inhibitors:Acid Sensing Ion Channel Blockers
Date Established
2013/01/01
Date of Entry
2012/07/03
Revision Date
2021/06/30
Acid Sensing Ion Channels Preferred
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