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SUBMITTER: D'Agostino C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7349754 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
D'Agostino Claudia C Elkashty Osama A OA Chivasso Clara C Perret Jason J Tran Simon D SD Delporte Christine C
Cells 20200625 6
The main role of salivary glands (SG) is the production and secretion of saliva, in which aquaporins (AQPs) play a key role by ensuring water flow. The AQPs are transmembrane channel proteins permeable to water to allow water transport across cell membranes according to osmotic gradient. This review gives an insight into SG AQPs. Indeed, it gives a summary of the expression and localization of AQPs in adult human, rat and mouse SG, as well as of their physiological role in SG function. Furthermo ...[more]