Term Name: | clustering of voltage-gated sodium channels |
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Synonyms: | clustering of voltage gated sodium channels, clustering of voltage-dependent sodium channels, Nav channel clustering, voltage-gated sodium channel clustering |
Definition: | The process in which voltage-gated sodium channels become localized together in high densities. In animals, nodes of Ranvier differ dramatically from internodal axonal regions in very high densities of voltage-dependent sodium (Nav) channels responsible for the rapid, inward ionic currents that produce membrane depolarization. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0045162] QuickGO AmiGO |