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Review
. 2001 May;94(5):221-5.
doi: 10.1177/014107680109400506.

The renal tubular acidoses

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The renal tubular acidoses

R J Unwin et al. J R Soc Med. 2001 May.
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Figure 1
Main sites of H+ secretion
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Figure 2
Current cellular models of tubule acidification (proximal versus distal). CA=carbonic anhydrase; PC=principal cell; α-IC=intercalated cell; p.d.=potential difference
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Figure 3
Acid-base renal tubular cell membrane transporters
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Figure 4
Urine pH versus plasma bicarbonate in renal tubular acidosis (RTA) (adapted from Refs and 31)

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