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Voltage-gated sodium channels perform critical roles for electrical signaling in the nervous ssystem by generating action potentials in axons and dndrites. At least 10 genes encode sodium channels in mammals, but specific physiological roles that distinguish each of these isoforms are not well known. Nav1.6 is highly concentrated at notes of Ranvier of both sensory and motor axons in the peripheral nervous system and at nodes in the central nervous system. Because of its consistant and restrictied labeling, Anti-Nav1.6 (AB5580) has been used effectively as a nodes of Ranvier marker.