title: Renal potassium transport: mechanisms and regulation.
abstract: The regulation of potassium metabolism involves mechanisms for the appropriate distribution between the intra- and extracellular fluid compartments and for the excretion by the kidney. Clearance and single nephron studies show that renal excretion is determined by regulated potassium secretion and potassium reabsorption, respectively, in principal and intercalated cells of the distal nephron. Measurement of the electrochemical driving forces acting on potassium transport across individual cell membranes and characterization of several ATPases and potassium channels provide insights into the transport and regulation of renal potassium excretion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8026, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giebisch
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism*; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015221:Potassium Channels; D011188:Potassium