Urea: New questions about an ancient solute

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 260-266

  Bagnasco, S M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney; Transporter; Urea; UT A; UT B

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UREA;

AMPHIBIA; ERYTHROCYTE; FISH; KIDNEY CELL; KIDNEY MEDULLA; KIDNEY TUBULE ABSORPTION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; UREA CYCLE; URINE LEVEL;

CARRIER PROTEINS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; UREA;

EID: 0033866385     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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