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Science 18 December 1964:
Vol. 146. no. 3651, pp. 1588 - 1590
DOI: 10.1126/science.146.3651.1588
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Inulin and Albumin Absorption from the Proximal Tubule in Necturus Kidney

Walter N. Scott 1, David L. Maude 1, Isam Shehadeh 1, and A. K. Solomon 1

1 Biophysical Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Boston 15, Massachusetts

In the kidney of the amphibian, Necturus, appreciable quantities of inulin and human serum albumin are transported from the tubular lumen of the proximal tubules into the blood. These findings suggest that inulin may not be a satisfactory indicator for measuring net water movement in the kidney of this species.

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