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Aquaporins

Book information

Publisher
Elsevier, Academic Press
Year
2001
ISBN
0123520959, 9780123520951, 0121533514, 9780121533519, 9780080494395
ISSN
1063-5823
LCC
QP552.A65 A68 2001
Open Library ID
OL3968996M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10312012 bytes)
Series
Current Topics in Membranes 51
Edition
1
Pages
1-390\408
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Aquaporins summarizes the present knowledge in this expanding field of research, starting with the structural analysis of water channel proteins. Subsequent chapters begin with mammalian aquaporins, examining physiology and pathophysiology, analysis of knock-out model animals, and the regulation of aquaporin function. Also covered is the distribution and regulation of aquaporins in plants and the function of water and glycerol channels in microbial systems. Key Features* Comprehensive treatment of a topical research field* Authored by world leaders in the field* Covers structural biology and physiology* Covers different experimental and biological systems* Chapters on plant and microbial systems* Extensive treatment of mammalian physiology and pathophysiology* Structural analysis excellently illustrated

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