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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-03-01
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Series: | BMC Nephrology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/13/15 |