Role and regulation of urea transporters

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 450, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 217-226

  Bagnasco, Serena M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney; Nitrogen; Urea transport; Urine concentration

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA; UREA TRANSPORTER A; UREA TRANSPORTER B;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; KIDNEY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; RODENT; XENOPUS;

AGING; AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; AQUAPORINS; ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIA; FISHES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RATS;

EID: 22044452680     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-005-1403-9     Document Type: Review

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