Collecting duct expression of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor subtype NR3a regulates urinary concentrating capacity

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 301, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Frøkiær, Jørgen ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

EDITORIAL; KIDNEY COLLECTING TUBULE; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY MEDULLA; KIDNEY PAPILLA; OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SODIUM TRANSPORT;

EID: 79960033290     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00211.2011     Document Type: Editorial

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