Electrolyte and fluid transport across corneal, conjunctival and lens epithelia.
All ocular epithelia examined to date transport fluid as a consequence of a sufficiently high water permeability bestowed by endogenous water channels (aquaporins) and transepithelial solute movement due to active transport mechanisms. This article provides a synopsis of the current understanding of electrolyte and fluid transport across corneal, conjunctival and lens epithelia.
Candia
Oscar A
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Department of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 100th Street and 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA. oscar.candia@mssm.edu
D001692:Biological Transport; D001834:Body Water / Q000378:metabolism*; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000378:metabolism; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D019573:Epithelium, Corneal / Q000378:metabolism; D005123:Eye / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000378:metabolism
D004573:Electrolytes