COMMUNICATIONS: 2. WATER IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

Preston GM, Carroll TP, Guggino WB, Agre P. Appearance of water channels in Xenopus oocytes expressing red cell CHIP 28 protein, Science 1992; 256: 385-87

Marples D. Water channels: who needs them anyway? Lancet 2000; 355: 1571-2

Taher MA. Water diuresis renography. Indian J Nucl Med 2001; 16(2): 62-64

Jordan J, Shannon SR, Grogan E, Biaggioni I, Robertson D. A potent pressor response elicited by drinking water. Lancet 1999; 353/723

Jordan J, Shannon SR, Black BK et al. The pressor response to water drinking in humans. A sympathetic reflex? Circulation 2000; 101: 504-09

Rossi P, Andriesse G1, Oey PL. Wieneke GH, Roelofa JM, Akkermans LMA. Stomach distension increases efferent muscle sympathetic nerve activity and blood pressure in healthy humans. J Neurol Sci 1998; 161: 148-55

Kossoff G, Warren P, Garrett W. The examination of upper abdomen through the liquid filled stomach. 3 rd European Congress of Ultrasonics in Medicine, 1-5 Oct. 1987, Bologna, Italy, abstracts 17-18

Taher MA. Water as an echo-contrast for gastric emptying studies. Bangladesh J Ultrasonography f2001;8 (2) 109-11

Mathias CJ. A 21 st century water cure. Lancet 2000; 356:1046-47

Yang J-M, Hung W-C. Sonographic findings of acute urinary retention secondary to an impacted pelvic mass. J Ultrasound Med 2002; 21: 1165- 1169

King LS, Choi M, Frenandez PC, Cartron J-P, Agre P.Defective urinary concentrating ability due to a complete deficiency of aquaporin-| Engl J Med 2001; 345: 175-179