SCN10A
(redirected from Voltage-gated sodium channel subunit alpha Nav1.8)SCN10A
A gene on chromosome 3p22.2 that encodes a voltage-gated sodium ion channel, which is an integral membrane glycoprotein. It is responsible for the initial rising phase of the action potential in most excitable cells.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.