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
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
If aquaporin water channels are present, water will be osmotically pulled from the collecting duct into the surrounding interstitial space and into the peritubular capillaries.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Each collecting duct collects forming urine from several nephrons and responds to the posterior pituitary hormone ADH by inserting aquaporin water channels into the cell membrane to fine tune water recovery.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
If less ADH is secreted, fewer aquaporin channels are inserted and less water is recovered, resulting in dilute urine.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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