Water channels or water channel proteins (WCPs) are transmembrane proteins that have a
specific three‐dimensional structure with a pore that can be permeated by water molecules …

A water channel protein (WCP) or a water channel can be defined as a transmembrane
protein that has a specific three-dimensional structure with a pore that provides a pathway …

After a decade of work on the water permeability of red blood cells (RBC) Benga group in
Cluj-Napoca, Romania, discovered in 1985 the first water channel protein in the RBC …

Aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of transmembrane proteins expressed in various organ
systems. Many studies have shown that the abnormal expression of AQPs is associated with …

Background It is a commonly accepted belief that cancer cells modify their transcriptional
state during the progression of the disease. We propose that the progression of cancer cells …

NMR measurements of the diffusional permeability of the human adult red blood cell (RBC)
membrane to water (P d) and of the activation energy (E a, d) of the process furnished …

Background Development of cerebral edema after brain injury carries a high risk for brain
damage and death. The present study tests the ability of a noninvasive cerebral edema …

We reviewed the many discoveries in cell biology, made since the 17 th century, which have
been based on red blood cells (RBCs). The advances in molecular and structural biology in …

The water diffusional permeability (Pd) of red blood cells (RBC) from agile wallaby
(Macropus agilis), red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) and Goodfellow's tree …

As part of a programme of comparative measurements of P d (diffusional water permeability)
the RBCs (red blood cells) from dingo (Canis familiaris dingo) and greyhound dog (Canis …