Article
Routing of the aquaporin-2 water channel in health and disease.
European journal of cell biology - 1 Aug 2000
Deen P M, van Balkom B W, Kamsteeg E J
Abstract excerpt
The identification of the first water channel in 1991 opened up a new field in cell biology and physiology that significantly increased our understanding of mammalian water balance regulation. Since then, nine other mammalian aquaporins have been identified. Although the physiological significance of many aquaporins is still to be elucidated, it has been clearly established for aquaporin-2. This water channel,...
Topics
- Animals
- Aquaporin 2
- Aquaporin 6
- Aquaporins
- Arginine Vasopressin
- Cell Compartmentation
- Diabetes Insipidus, Nephrogenic
- Humans
- Hypotension
- Kidney Tubules, Collecting
- Mutation
- Protein Transport
