The Mechanism of Urinary Kallikrein Excretion in the Rat

A. Ḿartinez Seeber, S. B. Vila, O. L. Catanzaro

Clinical Science · 1982 · 16 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

1. In male Wistar rats urinary kallikrein excretion was positively correlated with urinary flow and glomerular filtration rate (GFR). 2. Osmotic diuresis produced by a 30% (w/v) glucose solution increased urinary kallikrein, and a positive correlation between this variable and urine flow was observed. No correlation was observed with GFR. 3. The mechanism of urinary kallikrein excretion is interpreted as a wash-out effect of renal kallikrein.