Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs): pharmacology and implication in pain.
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PMID: 20807551
Review.
Protons are indeed among the first factors released by injured tissues, inducing a local pH fall that depolarizes peripheral free terminals of nociceptors and leads to pain. ASICs are excitatory cation channels directly gated by extracellular protons that are …
Protons are indeed among the first factors released by injured tissues, inducing a local pH fall that depolarizes peripheral free terminals …