Renal and hepatic expression of the ammonium transporter proteins, Rh B Glycoprotein and Rh C Glycoprotein

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 331-338

  Weiner, I D ^a,b   Verlander, J W ^b  

^a N FL/S Georgia Vet Health System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Bile duct; Collecting duct; Connecting segment; Hepatocyte; Intercalated cell; Perivenous; Principal cell

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE II; CARRIER PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN RH B; GLYCOPROTEIN RH C; MESSENGER RNA; PENDRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMMONIA FORMATION; BASOLATERAL MEMBRANE; BILE DUCT; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ION TRANSPORT; KIDNEY COLLECTING TUBULE; KIDNEY METABOLISM; KIDNEY PROXIMAL TUBULE; LIVER METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TUBULES, COLLECTING; LIVER; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0348140626     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0001-6772.2003.01210.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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