Urine Aquaporin-2: A Promising Marker of Response to the Arginine Vasopressin Type-2 Antagonist, Tolvaptan in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure
Aquaporin-2, a member of the aquaporin family, is an arginine vasopressin-regulated water channel expressed in the renal collecting duct, and a promising marker of the concentrating and diluting ability of the kidney. The arginine vasopressin type-2 antagonist, tolvaptan, is a new-generation diureti...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI
2016
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4730347/ |