A Method for Investigating Net Water Fluxes Across Individual Proximal Tubules.

1 June 1959

journal article
research article
Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine

Vol. 101 (2) , 221-223
https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-101-24889

Abstract

A method has been described for measuring net rate of water movement across single tubules of rat kidney in situ. Water is reabsorbed at a rate of 9.3 ± 1.3 μ³/μ² proximal tubular surface/hr. Possible criticisms of the method have been discussed.

Keywords

KIDNEYS/PHYSIOLOGY