Evidence for sodium-dependent active urea secretion in the deepest subsegment of the rat inner medullary collecting duct

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 423-428

  Kato, Akihiko ^a   Sands, Jeff M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

IMCD; Sodium; Urea; Urine concentrating mechanism; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE ION; FUROSEMIDE; GLUCONIC ACID; OUABAIN; PHLORETIN; SODIUM ION; TRIAMTERENE; UREA; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIURESIS; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; INHIBITION KINETICS; KIDNEY COLLECTING TUBULE; MALE; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RAT; UREA CYCLE;

EID: 0032518618     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI1420     Document Type: Article

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