Expression and immunolocalization of aquaporin-6 (Aqp6) in the rat inner ear

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 128, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 832-840

  Taguchi, Daizo ^a   Takeda, Taizo ^a   Kakigi, Akinobu ^a   Okada, Teruhiko ^a   Nishioka, Rie ^a   Kitano, Hiroya ^b  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endolymph; Immunoelectron microscopy; Immunohistochemistry; Polymerase chain reaction; Water transport

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 6; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOLYMPHATIC SAC; FEMALE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INNER EAR; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRIA VASCULARIS; VESTIBULE;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORIN 6; COCHLEA; ENDOLYMPH; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH;

EID: 46849115577     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480701765691     Document Type: Article

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