Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 292-303 , September 2005

Na,K-ATPase Subunit Heterogeneity as a Mechanism for Tissue-Specific Ion Regulation

  • Gustavo Blanco

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Gustavo Blanco, MD, PhD, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160.

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