Cellular response to osmotic stress in the renal medulla

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 436, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 814-827

  Beck, Franz X ^a   Burger Kentischer, Anke ^a   Müller, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antidiuresis; Diuresis; Heat shock proteins; Ionic strength; Organic osmolytes; Osmotic stress; Renal medulla

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BETAINE; GLYCEROPHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HYPERTONIC SOLUTION; INOSITOL; SORBITOL;

ANTIDIURESIS; DIURESIS; HYPEROSMOLALITY; IONIC STRENGTH; KIDNEY MEDULLA; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DIURESIS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYPERTONIC SOLUTIONS; KIDNEY MEDULLA; KINETICS;

EID: 0031734667     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240050710     Document Type: Review

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