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water channel

Known as: Aquaporins [Chemical/Ingredient], water transporter, Channels, Water 
A class of porins that allow the passage of WATER and other small molecules across CELL MEMBRANES.
National Institutes of Health

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Ion Channel

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Potential utility of aquaporin modulators for therapy of brain disorders.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Role of NHERF1, Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator, and cAMP in the Regulation of Aquaporin 9*
Water and solute transport across the plasma membrane of cells is a crucial biological function that is mediated mainly by… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Electrolyte and fluid transport across corneal, conjunctival and lens epithelia.
Review
2002
Review
2002
Aquaglyceroporins: channel proteins with a conserved core, multiple functions, and variable surfaces.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Effects of Intratympanic Injection of Steroids on Changes in Rat Inner Ear Aquaporin Expression
Although steroid treatment is generally administered for patients with inner ear disorders, including Ménière's disease, the… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Functional selectivity for glycerol of the nodulin 26 subfamily of plant membrane intrinsic proteins
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Differential regulation of aquaporin expression in astrocytes by protein kinase C.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Constitutive and regulated membrane expression of aquaporin 1 and aquaporin 2 water channels in stably transfected LLC-PK1 epithelial cells.
The aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of homologous water-channel proteins that can be inserted into epithelial cell plasma… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Endosomes from kidney collecting tubule cells contain the vasopressin-sensitive water channel
The mechanism by which vasopressin rapidly and dramatically increases the water permeability of target epithelial cell membranes… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Structure of a B-DNA dodecamer at 16 K.
The crystal structure of the B-DNA dodecamer C-G-C-G-A-A-T-T-C-G-C-G, previously solved and refined at room temperature (290 K… 
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