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Paracellin-1 is critical for magnesium and calcium reabsorption in the human thick ascending limb of Henle.
Kidney international - 1 Jun 2001
Blanchard A, Jeunemaitre X, Coudol P, Dechaux M, Froissart M, May A, Demontis R, Fournier A, Paillard M, Houillier P
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BACKGROUND: A new protein, named paracellin 1 (PCLN-1), expressed in human thick ascending limb (TAL) tight junctions, possibly plays a critical role in the control of magnesium and calcium reabsorption, since mutations of PCLN-1 are present in the hypomagnesemia hypercalciuria syndrome (HHS). Ho...
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