Ontogenetic Expression of Aquaporins in the Kidney and Urinary Bladder of the Japanese Tree Frog, Dryophytes japonicus

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For adult anuran amphibians, the kidney and urinary bladder play important osmoregulatory roles through water reabsorption. In the present study, we have examined ontogenetic expression of aquaporins, i.e., AQP2, AQPamU (AQP6ub, AQPa2U), and AQP3, in these organs using the Japanese tree frog,