Molecular and functional characterization of a urea transporter from the kidney of the Atlantic stingray

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 284, Issue 5 53-5, 2003, Pages

  Janech, Michael G ^a   Fitzgibbon, Wayne R ^b   Chen, Ruihua ^b   Nowak, Mark W ^b   Miller, Donald H ^b   Paul, Richard V ^b,c   Ploth, David W ^b,c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

5 3 rapid amplification of cDNA ends; Euryhaline; Osmoregulation

Indexed keywords

ACETAMIDE; CARBON 14; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; MANNITOL; MESSENGER RNA; METHYLUREA; PHLORETIN; POLYADENYLATED RNA; THIOUREA; TRIMETHYLAMINE OXIDE; UREA DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASMOBRANCHII; FLUID BALANCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; ION TRANSPORT; KIDNEY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOLALITY; OSMOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHARK;

EID: 0037404860     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00174.2002     Document Type: Article

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