Ionic permeability and currents in the lens

Encyclopedia of the Eye, Four-Volume Set

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 477-486

  Donaldson, P J ^a   Webb, K F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquaporins; Gap junctions; Internal micro circulation system; K+ channels Cl channels; Lens; Na+ K+ ATPase; Nonselective cation channels; Nutrient transporters; Volume regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009899002     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374203-2.00032-4     Document Type: Chapter

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