Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 26, Issue 5 , Pages 386-392 , September 2006

Na+, K+-ATPase: An Indispensable Ion Pumping-Signaling Mechanism Across Mammalian Cell Membranes

  • A. Ariel Jaitovich
    • ,
  • Alejandro M. Bertorello

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr. Alejandro M. Bertorello, King Gustaf V Research Institute, Karolinska University Hospital-Solna, M1:01, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.

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 Supported in part by Swedish Research Council grants 32X-10860 and 32P-1489.

PII: S0270-9295(06)00079-9

doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2006.07.002

Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 26, Issue 5 , Pages 386-392 , September 2006

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