Chemicals and Drugs

Aquaporins

A class of porins that allow the passage of WATER and other small molecules across CELL MEMBRANES.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A class of porins that allow the passage of WATER and other small molecules across CELL MEMBRANES.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Aquaporin
  • Water Channel
  • Water Channel Protein
  • Water Channel Proteins
  • Water Channels
  • Channel Protein, Water
  • Channel Proteins, Water
  • Channel, Water
  • Channels, Water
  • Protein, Water Channel
  • Proteins, Water Channel

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30 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

general; prefer specifics

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History Note

1999

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Previous Indexing

  • Ion Channels (1979-1998)
  • Membrane Proteins (1977-1998)
  • Water/metabolism (1976-1998)

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  1. D12.776w.157w.530w.400w.500w.040w
  2. D12.776w.543w.550w.450w.730w.040w
  3. D12.776w.543w.585w.400w.730w.040w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Aquaporins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020346. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020346
  2. Aquaporins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquaporin
  3. Aquaporins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q623090