Title : Sevenfold-reduced osmotic water permeability in primary astrocyte cultures from AQP-4-deficient mice, measured by a fluorescence quenching method.

Pub. Date : 2004 Feb

PMID : 14576087






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1 Sevenfold-reduced osmotic water permeability in primary astrocyte cultures from AQP-4-deficient mice, measured by a fluorescence quenching method. Water aquaporin 4 Mus musculus
2 Temperature dependence studies indicated an increased Arrhenius activation energy for water transport in AQP-4-deficient astrocytes (11.3 +/- 0.5 vs. 5.5 +/- 0.4 kcal/mol). Water aquaporin 4 Mus musculus
3 Our studies establish a calcein quenching method for measurement of cell membrane water permeability and indicate that AQP-4 provides the principal route for water transport in astrocytes. Water aquaporin 4 Mus musculus