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Divergent expression and localization of aquaporin 5, an exocrine-type water channel, in the submandibular gland of Sprague-Dawley rats.
Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology - 1 Dec 2002
Murdiastuti Kwartarini, Miki Osamu, Yao Chenjuan, Parvin Most Nahid, Kosugi-Tanaka Chisato, Akamatsu Tetsuya, Kanamori Norio, Hosoi Kazuo
Abstract excerpt
By Western blot analysis, the expression level of aquaporin (AQP) 5 in the submandibular gland (SMG) was found to be different among individual rats of the Sprague-Dawley (SD) strain. Such differences were observed for AQP5 but not for AQP1 and consequently the SD strain was divided into two groups, one expressing a high level of AQP5 and the other a low one. The difference in average intensity of expression...
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