Proliferation of acid-secretory cells in the kidney during adaptive remodelling of the collecting duct.

The renal collecting duct adapts to changes in acid-base metabolism by remodelling and altering the relative number of acid or alkali secreting cells, a phenomenon termed plasticity. Acid secretory A intercalated cells (A-IC) express apical H(+)-ATPases and basolateral bicarbonate exchanger AE1 wher...

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Main Authors: Desa Welsh-Bacic, Marta Nowik, Brigitte Kaissling, Carsten A Wagner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3200326?pdf=render