The differential osmoregulation and localization of taurine transporter mRNA and Na+/myo-inositol cotransporter mRNA in rat eyes

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 245-252

  Morimura, Hiroyuki ^a   Shimada, Shoichi ^a   Otori, Yasumasa ^a   Saishin, Yoshitsugu ^a   Yamauchi, Atsushi ^a   Minami, Yuki ^a   Inoue, Kiyoshi ^a   Ishimoto, Ichiro ^a   Tano, Yasuo ^a   Tohyama, Masaya ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eye; Hybridization, in situ; Hyperosmolality; Na+ myo inositol cotransporter; Taurine transporter

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; INOSITOL; MESSENGER RNA; SODIUM ION; TAURINE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CILIARY BODY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPERNATREMIA; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IRIS; LENS EPITHELIUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; SODIUM TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; EYE; EYE PROTEINS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; SYMPORTERS; TAURINE; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031047110     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(96)00226-4     Document Type: Article

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