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Abnormal fluid homeostasis in apelin receptor knockout mice.
The Journal of endocrinology - 1 Sept 2009
Roberts Emma M, Newson Michael J F, Pope George R, Landgraf Rainer, Lolait Stephen J, O'Carroll Anne-Marie
Abstract excerpt
The apelinergic system, comprised of apelin and its G protein-coupled receptor (APJ; APLNR as given in MGI Database), is expressed within key regions of the central nervous system associated with arginine vasopressin (AVP) synthesis and release as well as in structures involved in the control of drinking behaviour, including the magnocellular neurones of the hypothalamus, circumventricular organs, and the...
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