Expression, localization, and regulation of urea transporter B in rat urothelia

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 287, Issue 1 56-1, 2004, Pages

  Spector, David A ^a   Yang, Qing ^a   Liu, Jie ^b   Wade, James B ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunocytochemistry; Urea transport; Western blot analysis

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA TRANSPORTER B;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER EPITHELIUM; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VACUOLE; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; HIGH SODIUM INTAKE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY HOMOGENATE; KIDNEY MEDULLA; KIDNEY PELVIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SODIUM RESTRICTION; SOLUTE; URETER; URINE OSMOLALITY; UROTHELIUM; WATER DEPRIVATION; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 2942690035     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00442.2003     Document Type: Article

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