Sentences with phrase «water channel functions»

Structures of water channels AQP0 and AQP4 were analyzed by electron crystallography and appear to play a role in cell adhesion in addition to water channel functions.

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The path that water takes through a channel is primarily a function of its volume and the channel's shape, slope, and the roughness of its surface.

It is clear, however, that volatile anesthetics, which are more soluble in lipids than in water, primarily affect the function of ion channel and neurotransmitter receptor proteins in the membranes of nerve cells, which are lipid environments.

«Moreover, we thought that this mobility was likely to be a function of the sediment - to - water ratio: More sediment would cause more rapid channel shifting.

«The water channels normally function to protect the brain, but in the case of traumatic injury or stroke they become a pathway of vulnerability that allows swelling.

During sleep, a newly discovered network of water channels in the brain, called the glymphatic system, becomes active and functions as a waste disposal system, carrying toxins away which would otherwise accumulate and damage brain cells.

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Just outside town is access to the famous Swartberg Pass whilst in town are lei water channels, gardens full of fig trees, Cape Dutch architecture and a mix of Karoo and Victorian buildings restored and functioning as restaurants, guest houses and little shops.

The Water Channels built by the Inca Centuries ago still function perfectly today.