Changes in the level of specific proteins in the rat kidney during long-term dehydration] |
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Authors: | I I Khega? L N Ivanova |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Russian Acad. Sci., Siberian Branch, Novosibirsk, Russia. |
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Abstract: | A significant amount of specific proteins are involved in kidney's response to vasopressin. A relative content of 120 kDa protein in the Wistar rat kidney medulla following a 3-day dehydration, was found to be 0.975 +/- 0.037 and after drinking 4% sucrose solution alone--0.871 +/- 0.038. The difference of protein 120 kDa content was not revealed in Brattleboro rats: in the control rats it was 0.814 +/- 0.044, and in the dehydrated ones--0.854 +/- 0.020. The findings suggest that vasopressin directly regulates the 120 kDa protein level in the kidney inner medulla. |
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