The aquaporins. A family of water channel proteins

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-172

  Connolly, D L ^a   Shanahan, C M ^a   Weissberg, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AQP1; Aquaporin; CHIP 28; Water channel

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; WATER;

ASCITES; EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTION; FLUID BALANCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC MANIPULATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

AMPHIBIA; EUKARYOTA; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032571172     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(97)00124-6     Document Type: Article

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