1998
Rabbit distal convoluted tubule coexpresses NaCl cotransporter and 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase II mRNA
Velázquez H, Náray-Fejes-Tóth A, Silva T, Andújar E, Reilly RF, Desir GV, Ellison DH. Rabbit distal convoluted tubule coexpresses NaCl cotransporter and 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase II mRNA. Kidney International 1998, 54: 464-472. PMID: 9690213, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00036.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal tubulesNaCl cotransporterNephron segmentsDissected nephron segmentsTarget tissuesAction of aldosteroneAldosterone target tissuesSame nephron segmentsPolymerase chain reaction techniqueReverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction techniqueChain reaction techniqueDietary NaClDistal nephronBeta-HSDCCD samplesMRNA expressionNaCl cotransportRecent evidenceSimilar extentAldosteroneCotransporterHigh ratePrincipal targetTubulesTissue
1997
Cloning and localization of a double-pore K channel, KCNK1: exclusive expression in distal nephron segments
Orias M, Velázquez H, Tung F, Lee G, Desir G. Cloning and localization of a double-pore K channel, KCNK1: exclusive expression in distal nephron segments. American Journal Of Physiology 1997, 273: f663-f666. PMID: 9362344, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1997.273.4.f663.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThick ascending limbAscending limbK channelsCortical thick ascending limbMedullary thick ascending limbDistal nephron segmentsReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionDistal convoluted tubuleTranscription-polymerase chain reactionDistal tubulesConvoluted tubulesProximal tubulesNephron segmentsHigh expressionNephron segment localizationK homeostasisChain reactionHuman kidney cDNATubulesSegment localizationExclusive expressionKCNK1LimbPore regionKidney cDNA