Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.31271290 and No.31000514;Scientific Research Key Program of Beijing Municipal Commission of Education No.KZ201310025020;Beijing Postdoctoral Research Foundation;Beijing Natural Science Foundation No.7142025
AIM: To investigate whether Na+-K+-2Cl- cotransporter (NKCC2) is expressed in the mouse distal colonic epithelia and whether it is regulated by vasopressin in the colon.
Arsenic-contaminated drinking water is a public health problem in countries such as Taiwan, Bangladesh, United States, Mexico, Argentina, and Chile. The chronic ingestion of arsenic-contaminated drinking water increas...