Sentences with phrase «sodium channels play»

Neurons integrate many inputs together to then determine an appropriate output, and sodium channels play a key role in both processes.

Nerves and other electrically - excitable cells communicate with one another by transmitting electrical signals, and sodium channels play a vital role in this process.

Moreover, problems in sodium channels play a role in epilepsy and heart disorders — both common in children with SIDS.

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«We know dysregulation of a protein enzyme called multifunctional CaM kinase II plays a role in disrupting sodium channel function in cardiac disease, but it was a matter of determining how this occurred and whether we could we prevent it for therapeutic benefit,» said Hund, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at The Ohio State University.

VDACs are present in all neurons, especially the sodium and potassium channels along the axons, which play a fundamental role in the generation of action potential and signaling between neurons.

Sodium channels in the cells that line the tiny capillaries in our lungs play an important role in keeping those capillaries from leaking and potentially worsening conditions like pneumonia, scientists report.