Hormonal control of the renal immune response and antibacterial host defense by arginine vasopressin
Ascending urinary tract infection (UTI) and pyelonephritis caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) are very common infections that can cause severe kidney damage. Collecting duct cells, the site of hormonally regulated ion transport and water absorption controlled by vasopressin, are the pre...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
2007
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2118508/ |