d********r 发帖数: 303 | 1 Yesterday, we mostly discussed the ion channels, though I talked a
little bit about water channel - aquaporin.
Let's look at this man.
http://www.the-scientist.com/images/yr2000/jun26/agre.jpg
Dr. peter Agre, the winner of this year's nobel price. What is his major
contribution? This man discovered the water channels, a class of protein named
as aquaporin, in 1980's.
The following table is the distribution and function of aquaporins in
human body.
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