Aquaporin 7: The glycerol aquaeductus in the heart

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-4

  Gladka, Monika ^a   El Azzouzi, Hamid ^a,b   De Windt, Leon J ^a,b   Da Costa Martins, Paula A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 7; GLYCEROL;

EDITORIAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; HEART MUSCLE METABOLISM; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; AQUAGLYCEROPORINS; AQUAPORINS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 67649349859     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvp147     Document Type: Editorial

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