title: Molecular biology of water and salt regulation in the kidney.
abstract: The kidney plays a central role in the regulation of the salt and water balance, which depends upon an array of solute and water transporters in the renal tubules and upon vascular elements in the various regions of the kidney. Many recent studies have improved our understanding of this process. In this review, we summarize the current data on the molecules involved in sodium and water transport in the renal tubules, focusing in particular on aquaporins and renal sodium transporters and channels.
authors: Renal Unit and Hypertension, Fundació Puigvert, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, REDinREN, Instituto de Investigación Carlos III, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Sant Pau, Cartagena 340-350, 08025 Barcelona, Spain.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Esteva-Font
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Ballarin
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Fernández-Llama
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020346:Aquaporins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D017136:Ion Transport; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000378:metabolism*; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*; D015222:Sodium Channels / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D014867:Water / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D020346:Aquaporins; D015222:Sodium Channels; D014867:Water; D012964:Sodium