| Literature DB >> 11390751 |
Abstract
Although the glomerular filtration coefficient of albumin is small, the daily filtered load can be as much as 8 g. To prevent such massive losses of albumin, quantitative reabsorption along the proximal tubules is accomplished by "receptor"-mediated endocytosis. Albumin reaches the lysosomes where it is degraded to amino acids.Entities:
Year: 1998 PMID: 11390751 DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.1998.13.1.5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: News Physiol Sci ISSN: 0886-1714