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Distal convoluted renal tubule structure

Known as: Distal Kidney Tubule, Kidney Tubules, Distal, Tubulus contortus distalis 
A coiled segment of the renal tubule found in the cortex of the kidney, which arises from the ascending loop of Henle, and functions to reabsorb… 
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Structure of convoluted portion of distal convoluted renal tubule

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
T-Tubule Remodeling During Transition From Hypertrophy to Heart Failure
Rationale: The transverse tubule (T-tubule) system is the ultrastructural substrate for excitation–contraction coupling in… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Seizures, sensorineural deafness, ataxia, mental retardation, and electrolyte imbalance (SeSAME syndrome) caused by mutations in KCNJ10
We describe members of 4 kindreds with a previously unrecognized syndrome characterized by seizures, sensorineural deafness… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Wnk4 controls blood pressure and potassium homeostasis via regulation of mass and activity of the distal convoluted tubule
The mechanisms that govern homeostasis of complex systems have been elusive but can be illuminated by mutations that disrupt… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Effects of Aldosterone on the Vasculature
Aldosterone is a steroid with mineralocorticoid activity produced mostly by the adrenal glomerulosa. Aldosterone may also be… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Altered renal distal tubule structure and renal Na(+) and Ca(2+) handling in a mouse model for Gitelman's syndrome.
Gitelman's syndrome, an autosomal recessive renal tubulopathy caused by loss-of-function mutations in the thiazide-sensitive NaCl… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Expression and Cellular Localization of Classic NADPH Oxidase Subunits in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat Kidney
Phagocytes generate superoxide anion (O2−) by a classic, 5-component NADPH oxidase. O2− contributes to hypertension in… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Magnesium transport in the renal distal convoluted tubule.
The distal tubule reabsorbs approximately 10% of the filtered Mg(2+), but this is 70-80% of that delivered from the loop of Henle… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Expression of NHE-3 in the apical membrane of rat renal proximal tubule and thick ascending limb.
Apical membrane Na/H exchange is a principal mechanism of renal proximal tubule Na absorption and H secretion, and thick… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Adaptation of the distal convoluted tubule of the rat. Structural and functional effects of dietary salt intake and chronic diuretic infusion.
We studied the effects of dietary NaCl intake on the renal distal tubule by feeding rats high or low NaCl chow or by chronically… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Functional correlates of compensatory renal hypertrophy.
The functional correlates of compensatory renal hypertrophy were studied by micropuncture techniques in rats after the removal of… 
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