Article
Bartter syndrome: an overview.
QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians - 1 Apr 2000
Amirlak I, Dawson K P
Abstract excerpt
The term Bartter syndrome denotes a group of renal diseases which share a common denominator of hypokalaemia and metabolic alkalosis. The patch-clamp technique has made possible the analysis of single ion channels, improving our understanding of the molecular physiopathology of all the 'Bartter-l...
Topics
- Bartter Syndrome
- Chlorides
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15
- Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
- Female
- Genes, Recessive
- Humans
- Kidney Tubules, Distal
- Loop of Henle
- Magnesium
- Magnesium Chloride
- Mutation
- Phenotype