Aquaporin 4 and its Relationship with Brain Astrocytomas – Literature Review
Background Aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of membrane proteins that regulate the osmotic permeability of the plasma membrane. There are described in the literature a total of 13 types of Aquaporins in mammals, each with different places of expression. In addition to water, some AQPs allow the passag...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
2023-06-01
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Series: | Brazilian Neurosurgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1751304 |