Aquaporin‐4 facilitates reabsorption of excess fluid in vasogenic brain edema
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- 4 June 2004
- journal article
- fj express-summary
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 18 (11) , 1291-1293
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.04-1723fje
Abstract
Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) is the major water channel in the brain, expressed predominantly in astroglial cell membranes. Initial studies in AQP4-deficient mice showed reduced cellular brain edema following ...Keywords
Funding Information
- Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (DK35124, EY13574, HL59198, EB00415, HL73856)
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
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