Aquaporin-3 functions as a glycerol transporter in mammalian skin

Biology of the Cell

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 479-486

  Hara Chikuma, Mariko ^a   Verkman, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidermis; Gycerol; Stratum corneum; Transgenic mice; Water transport

Indexed keywords

AQUAGLYCEROPORIN; AQUAPORIN; AQUAPORIN 3; GLYCEROL;

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); DRY SKIN; ELASTICITY; HYDRATION; KERATINOCYTE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SKIN COMPLIANCE; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN PERMEABILITY; SKIN STRUCTURE; STRATUM CORNEUM; UPREGULATION; WATER CONTENT; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORIN 3; AQUAPORINS; GLYCEROL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 21644444508     PISSN: 02484900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BC20040104     Document Type: Review

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