2000
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
1998
Effects of thyroid hormone on the neonatal renal cortical Na+/H+ antiporter
Baum M, Dwarakanath V, Alpern R, Moe O. Effects of thyroid hormone on the neonatal renal cortical Na+/H+ antiporter. Kidney International 1998, 53: 1254-1258. PMID: 9573540, PMCID: PMC4131927, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00879.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAntithyroid AgentsFemaleHyperthyroidismHypothyroidismKidney CortexKidney Tubules, ProximalMaternal-Fetal ExchangePregnancyPropylthiouracilRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerSodium-Hydrogen Exchanger 3Sodium-Hydrogen ExchangersSodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPaseTriiodothyronineConceptsThyroid hormonesHyperthyroid neonatesNHE-3 protein abundanceNHE-3 mRNA abundanceDays of lifeLower ratesNeonatal proximal tubuleAntiporter activityHypothyroid neonatesHyperthyroid groupMaturational increaseProximal tubulesPostnatal increaseHyperthyroid ratsBicarbonate absorptionPmol/NeonatesHormonePotential roleBrush borderEuthyroidOne-thirdRatsMRNA abundanceApical membrane