Article
Congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus: the current state of affairs.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Dec 2012
Wesche Daniel, Deen Peter M T, Knoers Nine V A M
Abstract excerpt
The anti-diuretic hormone arginine vasopressin (AVP) is released from the pituitary upon hypovolemia or hypernatremia, and regulates water reabsorption in the renal collecting duct principal cells. Binding of AVP to the arginine vasopressin receptor type 2 (AVPR2) in the basolateral membrane leads to translocation of aquaporin 2 (AQP2) water channels to the apical membrane of the collecting duct principal cells,...
Topics
- Diabetes Insipidus, Nephrogenic
- Humans
- Mutation
