Water transport becomes uncoupled from K+ siphoning in brain contusion, bacterial meningitis, and brain tumours: Immunohistochemical case review

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 972-975

  Saadoun, S ^a   Papadopoulos, M C ^a   Krishna, S ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4; BRAIN PROTEIN; INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION; PROTEIN KIR4.1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY LABELING; ASTROCYTE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; WATER TRANSPORT;

ADULT; AGED; AQUAPORIN 4; AQUAPORINS; ASTROCYTES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BODY WATER; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE PROTEINS; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING;

EID: 0346780560     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.56.12.972     Document Type: Short Survey

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