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Functional and molecular interactions between aquaporins and Na,K-ATPase.
Neuroscience - 28 Jul 2010
Illarionova N B, Gunnarson E, Li Y, Brismar H, Bondar A, Zelenin S, Aperia A
Abstract excerpt
The water channel aquaporin 4 (AQP4) is abundantly expressed in astrocytes and provides a mechanism by which water permeability of the plasma membrane can be regulated. Astrocytes play a key role in the clearance of both potassium (K(+)) and glutamate released during neuronal activity. Emerging evidence suggests that AQP4 facilitates K(+) clearance by astrocytes and contributes to recovery of neuronal...
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