Human Epithelial Sodium Channel (IMAGE)

Oregon Health & Science University

Human Epithelial Sodium Channel

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Using a cryo-electron microscope, researchers at OHSU in Portland, Oregon, generated a three-dimensional model of the human epithelial sodium channel. The channel is critical in controlling blood pressure, among other functions in the body.

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