Kinetics and osmoregulation of Na+- and Cl--dependent betaine transporter in rat renal medulla

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 1 41-1, 1997, Pages

  Moeckel, Gilbert W ^a   Lai, Li Wen ^a   Guder, Walter G ^b   Kwon, H Moo ^c   Lien, Yeong Hau H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b KLINIKUM BOGENHAUSEN   (Germany)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Betaine transport; Betaine aminobutyric acid transporter; Dehydration; Gene regulation; Osmolytes

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; CHLORIDE ION; SODIUM ION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; GENE CONTROL; HYDRATION; KIDNEY MEDULLA; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM TRANSPORT;

EID: 0030799054     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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