title: Renal Proximal Tubular Albumin Reabsorption: Daily Prevention of Albuminuria.
abstract: Although the glomerular filtration coefficient of albumin is small, the daily filtered load can be as much as 8 g. To prevent such massive losses of albumin, quantitative reabsorption along the proximal tubules is accomplished by "receptor"-mediated endocytosis. Albumin reaches the lysosomes where it is degraded to amino acids.
authors.affiliation: Physiologisches Institut, Universität Würzburg, Röntgenring 9, 97070 Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gekle