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Aquaporins-small, "unusual" proteins, whose discovery revolutionized the view of membrane transport of water and other small molecules, are essential for all living organisms. Aquaporins located in the male reproductive system seem to play a key role in the proper course of many processes occurring within it, thus maintaining a high reproductive potential.
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