## Abstract A major function of glial cells is the control of osmotic and ionic homeostasis, mediated by K^+^ and water movements predominantly through inwardly rectifying K^+^ (Kir) and aquaporin water channels. It has been suggested that K^+^ currents through Kir channels are implicated in the re
Sex Steroids Inhibit Osmotic Swelling of Retinal Glial Cells
โ Scribed by Florian Neumann; Antje Wurm; Regina Linnertz; Thomas Pannicke; Ianors Iandiev; Peter Wiedemann; Andreas Reichenbach; Andreas Bringmann
- Book ID
- 106484322
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 438 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-3190
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