Sodium channels evolved before animals' nervous systems, research shows

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 12:31 in Biology & Nature

An essential component of animal nervous systems—sodium channels—evolved prior to the evolution of those systems, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have discovered.

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