Spatial and temporal expression of the ventral pelvic skin aquaporins during metamorphosis of the tree frog, Hyla japonica

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-126

  Hasegawa, T ^a   Sugawara, Y ^a   Suzuki, M ^a   Tanaka, S ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aquaporin; Frog (Hyla japonica); Immunohistochemistry; V2 Type AVT receptor; Ventral pelvic skin

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; AQUAPORIN 1; AQUAPORIN 2; AQUAPORIN 3; ARGIPRESTOCIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FROG; GRANULAR CELL; HYLA JAPONICA; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; METAMORPHOSIS; MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PELVIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN; TADPOLE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANURA; AQUAPORINS; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; PELVIS; RECEPTORS, VASOPRESSIN; SKIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; HYLA; HYLA JAPONICA; HYLIDAE; JAPONICA;

EID: 3042761281     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-004-0677-8     Document Type: Article

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