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What is the monomer size of aquaporins?

40 kDa

30 kDa (correct)

50 kDa

20 kDa

How does water primarily cross cell membranes?

Active transport by ion channels

Osmosis through protein channels

Facilitated diffusion through aquaporins

Diffusion through the lipid bilayer (correct)

Who discovered aquaporins?

John Hopkins

Robert Stroud

UCSF

Peter Agre (correct)

How do aquaporins assemble in membranes?

Homotetramers Signup and view all the answers

What did Stroud's lab at UCSF succeed in doing in 2000?

Solving the first high resolution structure of an aquaporin Signup and view all the answers

What did Jean Fernel introduce?

The term 'physiology' Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'homeostasis' mean?

Staying the same Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'internal environment' refer to?

Conditions inside an organism Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of neurophysiology?

Studying the nervous system Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'metabolome' refer to?

The complete set of metabolites in a biological cell Signup and view all the answers