A brief survey of aquaporins and their implications for renal physiology.

Aquaporins (AQPs) are an important family of proteins that efficiently channel water through the cell membranes. Although water can diffuse across biological membranes at measurable rates, physiologists had long predicted the existence of channels to facilitate rapid reabsorption of water by renal t...

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Publicado en:Clinical Laboratory Science Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 70 - 80
Autores principales: Gade W, Robinson B
Formato: pictorial tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Spring2006
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