Is lithium a useful tool in studies on renal sodium handling?

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 126-132

  Shirley, David G ^a   Walter, Stephen J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fractional lithium excretion; Lithium clearance; Micropuncture; Proximal tubule; Sodium excretion

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; DESMOPRESSIN; FUROSEMIDE; LITHIUM CARBONATE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SODIUM ION; VASOPRESSIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HENLE LOOP; HUMAN; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; KIDNEY PROXIMAL TUBULE; KIDNEY TUBULE ABSORPTION; KIDNEY TUBULE FUNCTION; NATRIURESIS; NONHUMAN; RAT; REVIEW; SODIUM INTAKE;

EID: 0029815917     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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