Aquaporins (Second Edition) (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology Series #1398)

Synopsis

This book provides a state-of-the-art report on our current understanding of aquaporins and the future direction of the field.

Aquaporins (AQPs) are a group of water-channel proteins that are specifically permeable to water and other small molecules, such as glycerol and urea. To date thirteen water-channel proteins (AQP0 – AQP12) have been cloned and the mechanisms and physiological functions of water transport across biological membranes have long been the subject of interest. Recent advances in the molecular biology and physiology of water transport have yielded new insights into how and why water moves across cell membranes, and studies on aquaporin knockout mouse models suggest that aquaporins are involved in the development of some diseases and they may be useful targets of research into selective-inhibitor drugs.

By focusing on the advances made over the last 30 years in the biophysics, genetics, protein structure, molecular biology, physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology of aquaporins in mammalian cell membranes, this book provides novel insights into further mechanisms and the physiological significance of water and some small molecule transport in mammals in order to stimulate further research in new directions.

In the second version, fourteen chapters will be updated base on the most recent research articles. Ten new chapters will be added.

Copyright:

2023

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

365 Pages

ISBN-13:

9789811974151

Related ISBNs:

9789811974144

Publisher:

Springer Nature Singapore

Date of Addition:

01/31/23

Copyrighted By:

The Editor

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction

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Bookshare Staff

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