Peripheral pain-sensing neurons: from molecular diversity to functional specialization

Aziz Moqrich

doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2014.01.018

Peripheral pain-sensing neurons: from molecular diversity to functional specialization

Cell Rep. 2014 Jan 30;6(2):245-6. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.01.018.

Author

Aziz Moqrich¹

Affiliation

¹ Aix-Marseille-Université, CNRS, Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille, UMR 7288, case 907, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24484769
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.01.018

Abstract

Recent work in Cell Reports by Minett et al. and Yang et al. highlights the complexity of pain pathways and points to new ways of thinking about chronic and disease-related pain.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Cell Lineage*
Epidermis / innervation*
Ganglia, Spinal / cytology*
Muscles / innervation*
NAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel / metabolism*
Neuralgia / metabolism*
Nociceptive Pain / genetics*
Nociceptive Pain / metabolism*
Nociceptors / metabolism*
Sensory Receptor Cells / metabolism*

Substances

NAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
Scn9a protein, mouse