Biologically Active Substance
water channel
wa·ter chan·nel
Subclass of:
porin
Definitions related to water channel:
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(aquaporins) A class of porins that allow the passage of WATER and other small molecules across CELL MEMBRANES.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Membrane channel which facilitates water transport.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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