also: みずチャネル
noun
aquaporin; water channel
Biochemistry term for a membrane protein that facilitates water transport across cell membranes. Also referred to as アクアポリン.
See also: アクアポリン
水チャンネルは細胞膜を介した水の移動を調節する。
Aquaporins regulate water movement across cell membranes.
この研究では、水チャネルの機能を阻害する化合物を調べた。
In this study, we investigated compounds that inhibit water channel function.
Compound of 水 (water) and チャンネル (channel), a calque of English 'water channel'. The term was coined in biochemistry to describe membrane proteins that form pores for water molecules.