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The V2 vasopressin receptor mutations and fluid homeostasis.
Cardiovascular research - 15 Aug 2001
Birnbaumer M
Abstract excerpt
Although three different G-protein coupled receptors have been identified for arginine vasopressin, a significant physiological role has been recognized only for the V2 subtype that controls water homeostasis. Identification of the gene encoding the V2 vasopressin (or antidiuretic hormone) receptor enabled researchers to test the hypothesis that mutations of this gene were responsible for X-linked recessive...
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