Sodium channel opener
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Medication group
A sodium channel opener is a type of drug which facilitates ion transmission through sodium channels.
Examples include
pyrethroids), which activate voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs), and solnatide (AP301), which activates the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC).[1]
See also
References
- PMID 26254591.
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VGKCsTooltip Voltage-gated potassium channels
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IRKsTooltip Inwardly rectifying potassium channel
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K2PsTooltip Tandem pore domain potassium channel
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VGSCsTooltip Voltage-gated sodium channels
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CaCCsTooltip Calcium-activated chloride channel
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TRPs Tooltip Transient receptor potential channels |
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LGICs Tooltip Ligand gated ion channels |
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