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Novel roles of aquaporins revealed by phenotype analysis of knockout mice.
Reviews of physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology - 1 Jan 2005
Verkman A S
Abstract excerpt
The aquaporins (AQPs) are small integral membrane proteins that transport water and in some cases small solutes such as glycerol. Physiological roles of the ten or more mammalian AQPs have been proposed based on their expression in epithelial, endothelial and other tissues, their regulation, and in some cases the existence of humans with AQP mutation. Here, the role of AQPs in mammalian physiology is reviewed,...
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