The role of aquaporins in the kidney of euryhaline teleosts

Water balance in teleost fish is maintained with contributions from the major osmoregulatory organs: intestine, gills and kidney. Overall water fluxes have been studied in all of these organs but not until recently has it become possible to approach the mechanisms of water transport at the molecular...

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Main Authors: Morten Buch Engelund, Steffen eMadsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2011.00051/full