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Table 2 Aquaporins in lung cell types

From: Aquaporins in development – a review

Bronchus

 

Superficial Epithelium

AQP5 (Apical), AQP4 (Basolateral)

Basal Cells

AQP3

Submucosal Glands

AQP5 (Apical), AQP3,4 (Basolateral)

Bronchioles

 

Pseudostratified

AQP3 (Apical), AQP4 (Basolateral)

Alveolar Cells

 

Type I

AQP5 (Apical), AQP4 (Human only--?)

Type II

AQP5 (Mouse only, apical)

 

AQP3 (Human only, basolateral)