Comparative NMR studies of diffusional water permeability of red blood cells from different species: XVIII platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) and saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)

Cell Biology International

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 703-708

  Benga, Gheorghe ^a   Chapman, Bogdan E ^b   Cox, Guy C ^b   Kuchel, Philip W ^b  

^a First Laboratory of Genetic Explorations   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquaporin; Crocodile; Diffusional water permeability; NMR; Platypus; Red blood cell

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; WATER;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROCODYLUS POROSUS; DIFFUSION; ENERGY; ERYTHROCYTE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS; PLATYPUS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WATER PERMEABILITY; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CROCODILIAN; CYTOLOGY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; DIFFUSION; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLATYPUS; WATER;

EID: 77955315992     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: 10958355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CBI20090430     Document Type: Article

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