"Aquaporin 5" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Aquaporin 5 is a water-specific channel protein that is expressed primarily in alveolar, tracheal, and upper bronchial EPITHELIUM. It plays an important role in maintaining water HOMEOSTASIS in the LUNGS and may also regulate release of SALIVA and TEARS in the SALIVARY GLANDS and the LACRIMAL GLAND.
| Descriptor ID |
D051402
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.157.530.400.500.040.484 D12.776.543.550.450.730.040.484 D12.776.543.585.400.730.040.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Aquaporin 5- Aquaporin 5
- Aquaporin 5 Protein
- AQP5 Protein
- Aquaporin-5
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