1990
Morphological and physiological responses to aldosterone: time course and sodium dependence
Wade J, Stanton B, Field M, Kashgarian M, Giebisch G. Morphological and physiological responses to aldosterone: time course and sodium dependence. American Journal Of Physiology 1990, 259: f88-f94. PMID: 2375395, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1990.259.1.f88.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOsmotic minipumpsMale Sprague-Dawley ratsPrincipal cellsElevated aldosterone levelsSprague-Dawley ratsImplanted osmotic minipumpsTime courseBasolateral membraneAldosterone levelsIntravenous infusionAldosterone treatmentPhysiological elevationReplacement infusionsAldosteroneAcute exposureChronic exposureDetectable proliferationFurther elevationDays of exposureSodium dependenceBasolateral membrane areaMinipumpsInfusionSecretionExposure
1984
Role of aldosterone in the mechanism of potassium adaptation in the initial collecting tubule
Hirsch D, Kashgarian M, Boulpaep E, Hayslett J. Role of aldosterone in the mechanism of potassium adaptation in the initial collecting tubule. Kidney International 1984, 26: 798-807. PMID: 6099857, DOI: 10.1038/ki.1984.221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitial collecting tubuleCollecting tubuleDistal convolutionAldosterone levelsPotassium adaptationChronic potassium loadingMineralocorticoid-sensitive tissuesRole of aldosteronePlasma aldosterone levelsAction of aldosteroneIntact adrenal glandsPotassium loadingPhysiological plasma levelsChronic hyperaldosteronismTransepithelial potential differenceChronic administrationEpithelial changesAdrenal glandPlasma levelsDietary potassium loadingBasal valuesAldosteroneTubule cellsNephron segmentsTarget tissues