The Role of Aquaporins in Ocular Lens Homeostasis.

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The Role of Aquaporins in Ocular Lens Homeostasis.

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Abstract: Aquaporins (AQPs), by playing essential roles in the maintenance of ocular lens homeostasis, contribute to the establishment and maintenance of the overall optical properties of the lens over many decades of life. Three aquaporins, AQP0, AQP1 and AQP5, each with distinctly different functional properties, are abundantly and differentially expressed in the different regions of the ocular lens. Furthermore, the diversity of AQP functionality is increased in the absence of protein turn...

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2017-12-12

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Schey, Kevin L / Yugova, Rosica / Gletten, Romell / Donaldson, Paul

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http://hdl.handle.net/2292/44792

Related subjects

Lens, Crystalline / Animals / Humans / Water / Aquaporins / Eye Proteins / Protein Isoforms / Biological Transport, Active / Homeostasis / Permeability

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