Squalamine, a novel cationic steroid, specifically inhibits the brush- border NA+/H+ exchanger isoform NHE3

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 1 45-1, 1999, Pages

  Akhter, S ^a   Nath, S K ^a   Tse, G M ^a   Williams, J ^b   Zasloff, M ^b   Donowitz, M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Genaera Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Intestinal brush border; Sodium absorption

Indexed keywords

2,7 BIS(CARBOXYETHYL) 6 CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; ANTIPORTER; CARRIER PROTEIN; CATION; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; SQUALAMINE; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRUSH BORDER VESICLE; CELL SHAPE; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; ILEUM MUCOSA; INTESTINE BRUSH BORDER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON SODIUM EXCHANGE; RABBIT; SHARK; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0032917766     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1999.276.1.c136     Document Type: Article

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