Immunology
Aquaporin expression by lymphocytes and DCs identified, characterized
Published in Immunotherapy Weekly, April 14th, 2004
AQPs are "molecular water channels, and 10 related AQPs have been identified in mammals," hematologists in the United States explained.
"So far, the study of mammalian AQP expression has been limited mainly to mice and rat lung, kidney, brain, and gastrointestinal tract," noted C. Moon and colleagues at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institute. "Although AQP3 and AQP7 have been shown to be involved in volume-regulating mechanisms in dendritic cells, the exact patterns of AQP expression in the human immune system are not well...
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Source: Immunotherapy Weekly (2004-04-14)
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