Fol. Biol. 2015, 61, 168-177

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2015061050168

Prorenin Receptor Homologue VHA-20 is Critical for Intestinal pH Regulation, Ion and Water Management and Larval Development in

V. Zima1, K. Šebková1, K. Šimečková1, T. Dvořák1, V. Saudek2, Marta Kostrouchová1

1Institute Of Cellular Biology And Pathology, First Faculty Of Medicine, Charles University In Prague, Czech Republic
2University Of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust–Medical Research Council Institute Of Metabolic Science, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Received May 2015
Accepted June 2015

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