title: [Vitamin E content in cortical and medullary layers of mammalian kidney].
abstract: Vitamin E was quantified in the cortex and medulla of human, rat, canine and rabbit kidneys. For the all species investigated the vitamin concentrations, calculated both per g wet tissue weight and per mg tissue protein, was shown to be 1.4-2.2 times higher in medullary layer than in cortical one. The least vitamin E levels were observed in rabbit kidneys of which the cortical and medullary concentrations were 4.4 +/- 0.3 mkg (M +/- SEM) and 6.3 +/- 0.56 mkg per g wet tissue weight, respectively. In human renal cortex and medulla the vitamin concentrations were found to be 10.6 +/- 0.66 mkg and 16.2 +/- 1.1 mkg per g wet tissue weight, respectively. Close values were observed for other species studied as well. The increased renal medullary vitamin E concentrations are likely related to the higher phospholipid metabolism and enhanced prostaglandin synthesis in this tissue.
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Nikiforova
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Kirpatovskiĭ
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Sevriukov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D007672:Kidney Cortex / Q000378:metabolism*; D007679:Kidney Medulla / Q000378:metabolism*; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D013045:Species Specificity; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014810:Vitamin E
vernacular_title: Soderzhanie vitamina E v korkovom i mozgovom sloiakh pochek mlekopitaiushchikh.