Renal citrate metabolism and urinary citrate excretion in the infant rat
Melnick J, Preisig P, Alpern R, Baum M. Renal citrate metabolism and urinary citrate excretion in the infant rat. Kidney International 2000, 57: 891-897. PMID: 10720942, PMCID: PMC4089854, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.057003891.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCarrier ProteinsCitric AcidDietKidneyMalePotassiumRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyConceptsUrinary citrate excretionHigher urinary citrateCitrate excretionInfant ratsAdult ratsUrinary citrateRenal citrate metabolismMitochondrial aconitase activityCreatinine ratioCitrate metabolismRenal excretionSame prevalenceRenal stonesTwofold higher concentrationLower plasmaATP citrate lyase activityProximal tubulesHigher plasmaMetabolic cagesRat kidneyRatsAdult levelsInfantsMaturational differencesExcretion