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. 1999 Jun:14:92-98.
doi: 10.1152/physiologyonline.1999.14.3.92.

Epithelial Fluid Transport--A Century of Investigation

Kenneth R. Spring  1
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Epithelial Fluid Transport--A Century of Investigation

Kenneth R. Spring. News Physiol Sci. 1999 Jun.

Abstract

Our current understanding of the mechanism of fluid transport by epithelia relies upon mathematical models developed 30 years ago to explain the mechanism of solute-solvent coupling and the pathways taken by water across an epithelium. The validity of these models is reconsidered in light of recent findings, and it is concluded that a simple three-compartment model system is adequate to explain fluid absorption and secretion by epithelia.

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