Physiological roles of glycerol-transporting aquaporins: The aquaglyceroporins

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1386-1392

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipocyte; AQP3; AQP7; Aquaporin; Epidermis; Skin; Transgenic mouse

Indexed keywords

AQUAGLYCEROPORIN; AQUAPORIN 3; AQUAPORIN 7; AQUAPORIN 9; GLYCEROL;

ADIPOCYTE; CELL METABOLISM; ELASTICITY; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; HYDRATION; HYPERTROPHY; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN PERMEABILITY;

ADIPOCYTES; ANIMALS; AQUAGLYCEROPORINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; EPIDERMIS; GLYCEROL;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33745292751     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-006-6028-4     Document Type: Review

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