Aquaporins: Translating bench research to human disease

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1707-1715

  Verkman, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; AQP; Aquaporin; Brain swelling; Cancer; Cell migration; Diuretic epidermis; Water transport

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; WATER;

ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORINS; HUMANS; MICE; RESEARCH; WATER; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

MUS;

EID: 66449127399     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.024125     Document Type: Review

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