title: Changes in kidney medullary phospholipid metabolism in the potassium-depleted rat. II.
abstract: In vivo studies of renal medullary phospholipid (PL) turnover in control, potassium (K)-depleted, and K-repleted rats have been performed following intravenous administration of radioactive glycerol. These studies show an identity in turnover of the PL-glycerol moiety derived from medulla of normal and depleted animals. This turnover identity supports the idea that increased PL synthesis is the cause of the PL accumulation occurring with K depletion. In K repletion, PL-glycerol turnover increases while tissue PL levels decline, indicating that accelerated PL breakdown removes the PL which had accumulated within renal medullary cells of K-depleted animals.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005990:Glycerol; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007679:Kidney Medulla / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D011191:Potassium Deficiency / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D010743:Phospholipids; D005990:Glycerol; D011188:Potassium