Abnormal increase in urinary aquaporin-2 excretion in response to hypertonic saline in essential hypertension

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Dysregulation of the expression/shuttling of the aquaporin-2 water channel (AQP2) and the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) in renal collecting duct principal cells has been found in animal models of hypertension. We tested whether a...

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Main Authors: Graffe Carolina, Bech Jesper, Lauridsen Thomas, Vase Henrik, Pedersen Erling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-03-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/13/15