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Scnn1 sodium channel gene family in genetically engineered mice.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Nov 2000
Hummler E, Beermann F
Abstract excerpt
The amiloride-sensitive epithelial sodium channel is the limiting step in salt absorption. In mice, this channel is composed of three subunits (alpha, beta, and gamma), which are encoded by different genes (Scnn1a, Scnn1b, and Scnn1c, respectively). The functions of these genes were recently investigated in transgenic (knockout) experiments, and the absence of any subunit led to perinatal lethality. More defined...
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