Active potassium absorption by the renal distal tubule
Okusa MD, Unwin RJ, Velazquez H, Giebisch G, Wright FS. Active potassium absorption by the renal distal tubule. American Journal Of Physiology 1992, 262: f488-f493. PMID: 1532693, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1992.262.3.f488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbsorptionAnimalsChloridesImidazolesKidney Tubules, DistalKineticsMalePotassiumPotassium DeficiencyProton-Translocating ATPasesRatsRats, Inbred StrainsReference ValuesSodiumUrinationConceptsDistal tubulesPotassium-deficient ratsLumen-negative transepithelial voltageLow potassium dietSprague-Dawley ratsRenal distal tubulesRat distal tubulesGroups of ratsLate distal tubuleSCH 28080Vivo microperfusion techniquesNet potassium fluxActive potassium absorptionK-adenosinetriphosphataseRegular dietPotassium absorptionNormal ratsDistal nephronPotassium depletionRatsSmall hyperpolarizationMicroperfusion techniquePotassium homeostasisTransepithelial voltageActive transport mechanism