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Review
. 2012 Mar;69(5):683-95.
doi: 10.1007/s00018-011-0858-4. Epub 2011 Oct 14.

Molecular biology of water and salt regulation in the kidney

C Esteva-Font  1 , J Ballarin, P Fernández-Llama
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Molecular biology of water and salt regulation in the kidney

C Esteva-Font et al. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2012 Mar.

Abstract

The kidney plays a central role in the regulation of the salt and water balance, which depends upon an array of solute and water transporters in the renal tubules and upon vascular elements in the various regions of the kidney. Many recent studies have improved our understanding of this process. In this review, we summarize the current data on the molecules involved in sodium and water transport in the renal tubules, focusing in particular on aquaporins and renal sodium transporters and channels.

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Aquaporins and sodium transporters and channels along the renal tubule and vasa recta
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