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Is the renal kallikrein-kinin system a factor that modulates calciuria?
Nefrologia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola Nefrologia - 1 Jan 2000
Negri Armando Luis
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Renal tubular calcium reabsorption is one of the principal factors that determine serum calcium concentration and calcium excretion. Calcium excretion is regulated by the distal convoluted tubule and connecting tubule, where the epithelial calcium channel TRPV5 can be found, which limits the rate of transcellular calcium transport. The dynamic presence of the TRPV5 channel on the surface of the tubular cell is...
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