| Historical perspective on the role of the kidney in acid-base regulation. | |
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PMID: 20013742 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Early observations on the acidity of normal urine by J. B. von Helmont (1527-1644) and on urine content of sulfate, phosphate and carbonate by J. J. Berzelius (1779-1848), followed by the studies of Bence Jones (1813-1878) on the connection between food, nutrition and urine acidity, pointed to the role of the kidney in regulation of acid-base status in humans and animals. The next important steps in this field of science were studies by F. Walter (1877) on decreased "alkali" in blood and increased ammonia in the urine of dogs after infusion into their blood of hydrochloric acid, and the observations of B. Naunyn (1939-1925) and O. Minkowski (1853-1931) on the presence of beta-hydroxybutyric acid in urine and on increased ammonia excretion in urine from patients with diabetic coma. Also it was found that patients with uremia had decreased titratable "alkali' in blood (R. von Jaksch 1855-1947) and reduced ability to excrete ammonia (W. W. Palmer and L. J. Henderson 1915). Finally, studies by R. F. Pitts (1908-1977) defined the role of the kidney in reabsorption of bicarbonate in the tubules and linked hydrogen secretion to sodium excretion in the urine. |
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Authors:
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Miroslaw J Smogorzewski |
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of nephrology Volume: 22 Suppl 14 ISSN: 1121-8428 ISO Abbreviation: J. Nephrol. Publication Date: 2009 Nov-Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-12-16 Completed Date: 2010-04-22 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9012268 Medline TA: J Nephrol Country: Italy |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 108-14 Citation Subset: IM |
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Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA. smogorze@usc.edu |
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Acid-Base Equilibrium
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physiology Chemistry, Clinical / history History, 16th Century History, 17th Century History, 18th Century History, 19th Century History, 20th Century History, Medieval Humans Kidney / physiology* Nephrology / history Physiology / history* |
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