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Inverse relation between plasma potassium and bicarbonate reabsorption
Inverse relation between plasma potassium and bicarbonate reabsorption
Renal tubular reabsorption of HCO3 (meq/L of glomerular filtrate) as a function of the plasma potassium concentration.
Data from Fuller, GR, MacLeod, MB, Pitts, RF, Am J Physiol,182:111, 1956.
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