"Aquaporin 2" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Aquaporin 2 is a water-specific channel protein that is expressed in KIDNEY COLLECTING DUCTS. The translocation of aquaporin 2 to the apical PLASMA MEMBRANE is regulated by VASOPRESSIN, and MUTATIONS in AQP2 have been implicated in a variety of kidney disorders including DIABETES INSIPIDUS.
| Descriptor ID |
D051399
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.157.530.400.500.040.437 D12.776.543.550.450.730.040.437 D12.776.543.585.400.730.040.530
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| Concept/Terms |
Aquaporin 2- Aquaporin 2
- AQP2 Protein
- Water Channel Of Collecting Duct
- Aquaporin-2
- Aquaporin-CD
- Aquaporin CD
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