Macula densa arginine delivery and uptake in the rat regulates glomerular capillary pressure: Effects of salt intake

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2235-2242

  Welch, William J ^a   Wilcox, Christopher S ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; System y+ transport; Tubuloglomerular feedback

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; HOMOARGININE; LYSINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GLOMERULUS CAPILLARY; KIDNEY TUBULE ABSORPTION; MACULA DENSA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SALT INTAKE;

EID: 0030666521     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI119761     Document Type: Article

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