10 Questions
What is the monomer size of aquaporins?
30 kDa
How does water primarily cross cell membranes?
Diffusion through the lipid bilayer
Who discovered aquaporins?
Peter Agre
How do aquaporins assemble in membranes?
Homotetramers
What did Stroud's lab at UCSF succeed in doing in 2000?
Solving the first high resolution structure of an aquaporin
What did Jean Fernel introduce?
The term 'physiology'
What does the term 'homeostasis' mean?
Staying the same
What does the term 'internal environment' refer to?
Conditions inside an organism
What is the primary focus of neurophysiology?
Studying the nervous system
What does the term 'metabolome' refer to?
The complete set of metabolites in a biological cell
Test your knowledge about aquaporins, the small membrane-spanning proteins that facilitate water transport across cell membranes. Learn about their structure, function, and importance in fluid transport in various cell types.
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