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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jun 8.
Published in final edited form as: Semin Nephrol. 2008 May;28(3):217–226. doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2008.03.004

Figure 5. AQP1-facilitated peritoneal fluid absorption in peritoneal dialysis.

Figure 5

Osmotically induced water transport. The peritoneal cavity was infused with 2 ml of a physiological solution containing 300 mM sucrose and 5 g/dl albumin (600 mosM), and serial fluid samples were obtained. Control measurements were done with isosmolar instillate (‘control’), omitting sucrose. A. Time course of albumin concentration in peritoneal fluid (S.E.) from wildtype and AQP1 null mice. B. Summary of initial volume flow rates in each mouse studied. * p < 0.001. Adapted from ref. 45.