Effect of lithium on water and electrolyte metabolism.
Galla J, Forrest J, Hecht B, Kashgarian M, Hayslett J. Effect of lithium on water and electrolyte metabolism. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 1975, 48: 305-14. PMID: 1202760, PMCID: PMC2595176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of lithiumElectrolyte transportSame nephron segmentsAction of vasopressinChronic administrationOral intakeLithium administrationIntravenous infusionPlasma levelsPotassium secretionElectrolyte metabolismMaximum urineCorticomedullary gradientUrinary acidificationNephron segmentsSustained increaseDistal portionAdministrationNatriuresisInfusionRatsVasopressinIntakeNephronSecretion