Your nerve cells pump sodium out and potassium in. When they receive a signal, sodium channels open up. This lets the sodium rush in to send a signal or impulse. If your sodium levels drop too low ...

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Neurotoxins derived from animal venoms are indispensable tools for probing the structure and function of voltage-gated sodium (Nav) channels. Utilizing a novel centipede peptide toxin called rpTx1, we ...

Competing Interests: The author declared no competing interests. Voltage-gated sodium channels can contribute to axonal injury in multiple sclerosis (MS) by providing a pathway for sustained ...