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
1978
Micropuncture study on the effects of lithium on proximal and distal tubule function in the rat kiney
Hecht B, Kashgarian M, Forrest J, Hayslett J. Micropuncture study on the effects of lithium on proximal and distal tubule function in the rat kiney. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 1978, 377: 69-74. PMID: 569282, DOI: 10.1007/bf00584376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFractional reabsorptionDistal tubule functionProximal fractional reabsorptionPlasma lithium concentrationReabsorption of bicarbonateMultiple nephron segmentsEnd-proximal tubuleEffects of lithiumLithium treatmentPotassium secretionAntidiuretic hormoneDistal tubulesMicropuncture studiesTubule functionProximal tubulesDistal convolutionExperimental animalsNephron segmentsReabsorptionDistal portionTubulesPrevious studiesRatsSodiumHormone