The functional role of extracellular nucleotides in the renal tubule
There is increasing evidence that extracellular nucleotides (such as ATP, ADP, UTP and UDP), as well as the nucleoside adenosine, behave as autocrine or paracrine agents in most tissues including the kidney, acting on a group of receptors known as purinoceptors. Previous studies have shown that acti...
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University College London (University of London)
2006
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.435532 |