Whites excrete a water load more rapidly than blacks

A recent report demonstrated a racial difference in response to furosemide compatible with increased ion reabsorption in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle in blacks. Urinary dilution is another function of the loop-diuretic-sensitive Na,K,2Cl cotransporter in the thick ascending limb, an...

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Published in:	Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. 1979) Vol. 53; no. 4; p. 715
Main Authors:	Weder, Alan B, Gleiberman, Lillian, Sachdeva, Amit
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.04.2009
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Black People Drinking - physiology Female Furosemide - administration & dosage Humans Kidney Tubules, Distal - drug effects Kidney Tubules, Distal - metabolism Kidney Tubules, Proximal - drug effects Kidney Tubules, Proximal - metabolism Loop of Henle - drug effects Loop of Henle - metabolism Male Middle Aged Sodium Potassium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors - administration & dosage Sodium-Potassium-Chloride Symporters - metabolism Water - metabolism Water-Electrolyte Balance - drug effects Water-Electrolyte Balance - physiology White People Young Adult
ISSN:	1524-4563, 1524-4563
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