Transport of small molecules across cell membranes: Water channels and urea transporters

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 26, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 146-157

  Goodman, Barbara E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaporins; Membrane transport; Nonselective pores; Urea transporters

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA TRANSPORTER; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; DIFFUSION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WATER TRANSPORT; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE; METABOLISM; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036902191     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00027.2002     Document Type: Review

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