Nucleic acid encoding sodium channels in dorsal root ganglia
US6573067B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 16, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K16/28
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A novel tetrodotoxin resistant sodium channel is described, along with isolated nucleotides that encode this receptor. Methods for identifying agents that modulate the Na+ current through the receptor are provided, as well as related therapeutic and diagnostic methods.
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