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Soluble (pro)renin receptor as a potential therapy for diabetes insipidus.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 1 Nov 2018
Yang Kevin T, Yang Tianxin, Symons J David
Abstract excerpt
The antidiuretic hormone vasopressin (VP) is produced by the hypothalamus and is stored and secreted from the posterior pituitary. VP acts via VP type 2 receptors (V2Rs) on the basolateral membrane of principal cells of the collecting duct (CD) to regulate fluid permeability. The VP-evoked endocrine pathway is essential in determining urine concentrating capability. For example, a defect in any component of the...
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