IFIBIO HOUSSAY 25014
INSTITUTO DE FISIOLOGIA Y BIOFISICA BERNARDO HOUSSAY
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Aquaporins in Fetal Development
Autor/es:
DAMIANO, ALICIA E.; DAMIANO, ALICIA E.; MARTÍNEZ, NORA; MARTÍNEZ, NORA
Revista:
ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY.
Editorial:
SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN
Referencias:
Año: 2017 vol. 969 p. 199 - 212
ISSN:
0065-2598
Resumen:
Water homeostasis during fetal development is of crucial physiologic importance. The successful formation and development of the placenta is critical to maintain normal fetal growth and homeostasis. The expression of several aquaporins (AQPs ) was found from blastocyst stages to term placenta and fetal membranes. Therefore, AQPs are proposed to play important roles in normal pregnancy, fetal growth, and homeostasis of amniotic fluid volume, and water handling in other organs. However, the functional importance of AQPs in fetal development remains to be elucidated.
