1987
Response of collecting tubule cells to aldosterone and potassium loading
Kashgarian M, Ardito T, Hirsch D, Hayslett J. Response of collecting tubule cells to aldosterone and potassium loading. American Journal Of Physiology 1987, 253: f8-f14. PMID: 3605352, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1987.253.1.f8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitial collecting tubuleCortical collecting tubuleBasolateral membrane surfaceCollecting tubuleChronic potassium loadingElevated levelsDuct structuresPotassium loadingSite of actionPlasma levelsRat modelOuter stripeInner stripeTubule cellsNormal physiological levelsControl valuesAldoMorphometric studyAldosteronePhysiological levelsDuct systemTubulesConcomitant changesDuct
1984
Cellular ultrastructure of Amphiuma distal nephron: effects of exposure to potassium
Stanton B, Biemesderfer D, Stetson D, Kashgarian M, Giebisch G. Cellular ultrastructure of Amphiuma distal nephron: effects of exposure to potassium. American Journal Of Physiology 1984, 247: c204-c216. PMID: 6476108, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1984.247.3.c204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly distal tubuleDistal tubulesDistal nephronPotassium adaptationRenal distal nephronLarge cell typeLate distal tubuleCortical collecting tubuleSmooth muscle cellsLate distalAfferent arteriolesEffects of exposureJuxtaglomerular apparatusMammalian cortical collecting tubuleCollecting tubuleEarly distalHenle's loopBasolateral membrane surface densityMuscle cellsPrincipal cellsCellular mechanismsNephronStereological techniquesTubulesUseful preparation