The effects of amiloride and triamterene on urinary magnesium excretion in conscious saline-loaded rats.
1 The potassium-sparing diuretics, triamterene and amiloride, reduced urinary magnesium excretion in conscious saline-loaded rats. 2 Urinary magnesium-conservation was also detected when amiloride was used in combination with the potent 'loop-blocking' diuretic, frusemide.
D000584:Amiloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000652:urine; D005665:Furosemide / Q000494:pharmacology; D008274:Magnesium / Q000652:urine*; D008297:Male; D011719:Pyrazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D014223:Triamterene / Q000494:pharmacology*
D004573:Electrolytes; D011719:Pyrazines; D000584:Amiloride; D005665:Furosemide; D008274:Magnesium; D014223:Triamterene