Segmental localization of urea transporter mRNAs in rat kidney

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 5 41-5, 1997, Pages

  Shayakul, Chairat ^a,b   Knepper, Mark A ^c   Smith, Craig P ^a,b,c,d   DiGiovanni, Susan R ^c   Hediger, Matthias A ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Laboratory of Kidney and Electrolyte Metabolism NHBLI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collecting duct; Henle's loop; Microdissection; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; UREA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HENLE LOOP; KIDNEY; KIDNEY COLLECTING TUBULE; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UREA CYCLE;

EID: 0030868277     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1997.272.5.f654     Document Type: Article

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