Action potentials are typically not initiated at dendrites due to a low density of voltage-gated sodium channels
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Action potentials are typically initiated at the axon initial segment rather than dendrites because voltage-gated sodium channels are densely clustered at the AIS and sparse in the somatodendritic compartment.
Evidence for · 6
Trafficking mechanisms underlying neuronal voltage‐gated ion channel localization at the axon initial segment
2012 · cited by 52
Highlights the axon initial segment (AIS) as the specialized hot spot for voltage-gated sodium channels and action potential generation.
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LRRC37B is a human modifier of voltage-gated sodium channels and axon excitability in cortical neurons
2023 · cited by 32
Notes that the AIS is the subcellular compartment uniquely specialized for triggering action potentials via voltage-gated sodium channels.
The MAP1B Binding Domain of Nav1.6 Is Required for Stable Expression at the Axon Initial Segment
2019 · cited by 21
Discusses the high concentration of specific voltage-gated sodium channels like Nav1.6 at the AIS.
Direct Observation of Compartment-Specific Localization and Dynamics of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels
2022 · cited by 19
Details compartment-specific localization where voltage-gated sodium channels are densely clustered at the axon rather than dendrites to govern excitability.