Renal Transport Of Organic Substances (proceedings In Life Sciences)

This book is a collection of reviews on the renal transport of organic substances. The first chapters deal with general aspects of the topic. The following articles treat the present knowledge on the renal trans­ port of specific compounds or classes of organic substances, whereas the fmal chapter on comparative physiology deals with the renal trans­ port of organic substances in non-mammalian vertebrates. The articles of this volume were presented in an abbreviated form as introductory lectures at a recent Symposium on Renal Transport of Organic Substances. This conference was organized by Prof. Deetjen and the editors, and was held in Innsbruck, Austria, in July 1980 at the Department of Physiology of the University of Innsbruck. During this conference the authors of the free communications (published as abstracts ill Renal Physiology, 2 (3), pp 135-166 (1980) as well as Drs. C. Gottschalk, T. Hoshi, K.C. Huang, J.P. Kokko, Ch. de Rouffignac, K. Scharer, BM. Schmidt-Nielsen, and J.A. Young, who acted as chair­ persons at the meeting, were invaluable contributors to the discussions of the topics reviewed in this volume. We hope that the book will be of value to nephrologists, to renal physiologists, and to those who are involved in teaching physiology, pharmacology, and internal medicine. Front Matter....Pages I-XI Introduction....Pages 1-5 Methods for Studying Tubular Transport of Organic Substances....Pages 6-16 Driving Forces for the Transport of Organic Solutes....Pages 17-29 Electrical Aspects of Tubular Transport of Organic Substances....Pages 30-44 Asymmetry of Membrane Functions in Transporting Cells....Pages 45-54 Morphologic Analysis of Tubular Transport....Pages 55-65 Renal Turnover of Substrates....Pages 66-77 Recent Developments in Renal Handling of Glutamine and Ammonia....Pages 78-92 Renal Transport of Amino Acids and Oligopeptides....Pages 93-117 Renal Transport of Proteins....Pages 118-133 Renal Transport of Urea....Pages 134-153 Transport of D-Glucose in the Mammalian Kidney....Pages 154-177 Renal Tubular Transport of Organic Cations....Pages 178-188 Characteristics of p-Aminohippurate Transport in the Mammalian Kidney....Pages 189-209 Renal Transport of Lactate....Pages 210-223 Renal Transport of Oxalate....Pages 224-233 Renal Handling of Urate....Pages 234-261 Renal Transport of Drugs....Pages 262-277 Renal Handling of Hormones....Pages 278-289 Comparative Physiology of the Renal Transport of Organic Solutes....Pages 290-308 Back Matter....Pages 309-314