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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Main Authors: Raphael Vinícius Gonzaga Vieira, Rafaela Farias, Manuela Correa de Toledo Peres, Maria Clara Seba, Paulo Henrique Pires de Aguiar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2023-06-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1751304