1994
Epithelial sodium channels
Rossier B, Canessa C, Schild L, Horisberger J. Epithelial sodium channels. Current Opinion In Nephrology & Hypertension 1994, 3: 487-496. PMID: 7804746, DOI: 10.1097/00041552-199409000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial sodium channelAmiloride-sensitive epithelial sodium channelSodium channelsNovel genesHeteromultimeric proteinsHomologous subunitsDistinct functionsRat epithelial sodium channelPrimary structureCation channelsBiophysical propertiesCritical roleTaste transductionTransductionGenesMechanotransductionSubunitsProteinCell distributionRegulation
1993
Expression of the epithelial Na+ channel in the developing rat lung
O'Brodovich H, Canessa C, Ueda J, Rafii B, Rossier B, Edelson J. Expression of the epithelial Na+ channel in the developing rat lung. American Journal Of Physiology 1993, 265: c491-c496. PMID: 7690185, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1993.265.2.c491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal lungAlveolar epitheliumRat lungAdult lungThyroid-releasing hormoneRat colonic epitheliumAlpha-rENaCWhole rat lungRat whole kidneyCombined administrationPregnant ratsImmature lungLung alphaAlveolar spaceColonic epitheliumLower mRNA levelsWhole kidneyLungSaccular stageLung developmentAdult alveolar epitheliumPrimary culturesDays GAEpitheliumMRNA levels