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- noun biochemistry Any of a class of
proteins that formpores in themembrane of biologicalcells
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Examples
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The aquaporin is necessary for making the cell absorb water and swell.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2003 - Information for the Public 2003
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Agre's decisive experiment showed that only those cells that contain aquaporin (to the right in the pictures) can absorb water and swell up.
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Water can enter brain cells through a channel known as aquaporin 4.
Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews 2008
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Water can enter brain cells through a channel known as aquaporin 4.
Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews 2008
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Several colleagues joined us for lunch before Greg's talk, and the name "aquaporin" emerged.
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These variation in the aquaporin receptor-recently reported in the NEJM bring about a Nephrogenic syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis.
Archive 2007-05-01 james gaulte 2007
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In fact, had the authors of the article that described the aquaporin mutations made that assumption the syndrome might still await description and a entire new avenue of water balance physiology would not have been opened.
Archive 2007-05-01 james gaulte 2007
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In fact, had the authors of the article that described the aquaporin mutations made that assumption the syndrome might still await description and a entire new avenue of water balance physiology would not have been opened.
SIADH or SIAD-where did the "h" go and does it matter? james gaulte 2007
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Particularly interesting, the page on aquaporin channels, the recently discovered protein channels that carry water molecules through cell walls in single file.
Water, water, everywhere... Ray Girvan 2005
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These variation in the aquaporin receptor-recently reported in the NEJM bring about a Nephrogenic syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis.
SIADH or SIAD-where did the "h" go and does it matter? james gaulte 2007
dhuber commented on the word aquaporin
A cell membrane channel that is permeable to water, but not to ions.
October 2, 2008
utarcher commented on the word aquaporin
"Most of you probably have no idea what an aquaporin is, but like so many things you don’t know about it’s fundamental to your day-to-day survival. An aquaporin is essentially a channel through which water rapidly diffuses. The channel itself is made of protein and is embedded in various cell membranes around your body, most notably the kidneys where they filter water from urine. Without aquaporins you would need to consume at least 190 liters (50 gallons) of water daily just to function. They’re also a fairly recent discovery, leading to their discoverer to be given the Nobel prize in chemistry in 2003." --School Feed Science, January 2012
January 19, 2012