[Aquaporins and the regulation of amniotic fluid circulation].
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to focuse on aquaporins and their role in the regulation of amniotic fluid circulation.


METHODS
Review.


METHODS
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Medical Faculty Charles University Hradec Kralove.


METHODS
The summary about aquaporins which were first described as channels increased permeability of lipid membranes to water in response to osmotic and/or hydrostatic gradients.


CONCLUSIONS
The present review summarizes the results of clinical and experimental research on aquaporins and the regulation of amniotic fluid circulation.
Lékarská fakulta Hradec Králové, Univerzita Karlova, Praha.
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Skapinec
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Kacerovský
D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D020346:Aquaporins / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy
D020346:Aquaporins