WNK-SPAK/OSR1-N(K)CC signaling in the kidney

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 141-151

  Yang, Sung Sen ^a,b   Lin, Shih Hua ^a,b  

^a Division of Nephrology   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hypertension; N(K)CC; Pseudohypoaldosteronism type 2; SPAK OSR1; Transgenic mouse; WNK

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN II; OXIDATIVE STRESS RESPONSE KINASE 1; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE WNK1; PROTEIN KINASE WNK4; SODIUM CHLORIDE COTRANSPORTER; SODIUM ION; SODIUM POTASSIUM CHLORIDE COTRANSPORTER; STERILE 20 RELATED PROLINE ALANINE RICH PROTEIN KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; GENE DELETION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GITELMAN SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTRON; KIDNEY TUBULE ABSORPTION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POTASSIUM INTAKE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PSEUDOHYPOALDOSTERONISM; PSEUDOHYPOALDOSTERONISM TYPE 2; SALT WASTING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 80055089672     PISSN: 10114564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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