aquaporin
Britishnoun
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“And this was associated with other cellular players that the field has shown are important for glymphatic clearance including recruiting those aquaporin water channels.”
From Salon • Feb. 29, 2024
By altering the number of aquaporin channels, the volume of water recovered or lost is altered.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
It is completely impermeable to water due to the absence of aquaporin proteins, but ions, mainly Na+ and CL–, are actively reabsorbed by a cotransport system.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
As the loop turns to become the ascending loop, there is an absence of aquaporin channels, so water cannot leave the loop.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
These membranes have permanent aquaporin channel proteins that allow unrestricted movement of water from the descending loop into the surrounding interstitium as osmolarity increases from about 300 mOsmol/kg to about 1200 mOsmol/kg.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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