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Occlusional Modifications Reversibly Alter Aquaporin 5 Expression and Localization in Rat Salivary Glands

BACKGROUND: Aquaporin 5 (AQP5) is a water channel–forming protein that plays a key role in saliva secretion. A decrease in masticatory function associated with the molar extraction adversely affects the submandibular salivary gland (SMG) in rats, inducing hypertrophic changes in the acinar cells and...

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Autores principales: Saito, Eri, Watari, Ippei, Mizumachi-Kubono, Mariko, Hsu-Hayashi, Sumire, Ono, Takashi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7298139/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32587522
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2020.00528