Potential role of aquaporins and atrial natriuretic peptides in the aqueous humor dynamics

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 251-253

  Han, Z ^a   Wax, M B ^a   Patil, R V ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR;

AQUEOUS HUMOR FLOW; HUMAN; LETTER; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; WATER FLOW;

EID: 0031722021     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1998.0536     Document Type: Editorial

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