Modulation of organic cation transport and lipid fluidity by benzyl alcohol in rat renal brush-border membranes

Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1069-1072

  Nabekura, Tomohiro ^a   Takano, Mikihisa ^a   Kimura, Michio ^a   Yasuhara, Masato ^a   Inui, Ken Ichi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brush border membrane; Membrane fluidity; Organic cation; Renal transport

Indexed keywords

BENZYL ALCOHOL; CHOLINE; GLUCOSE; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATION TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; KIDNEY TUBULE ABSORPTION; KIDNEY TUBULE EPITHELIUM; MALE; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BENZYL ALCOHOL; BENZYL ALCOHOLS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CHOLINE; GLUCOSE; KIDNEY CORTEX; MALE; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROVILLI; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0029738005     PISSN: 07248741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016066926269     Document Type: Article

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