The effect of lithium salts on the urinary excretion of α‐oxoglutarate in man

Article date: September 1972

By: P. A. BOND, F. A. JENNER, C. R. LEE, ELIZABETH LENTON, R. J. POLLITT, GWYNETH A. SAMPSON in Volume 46, Issue 1, pages 116-123

. Lithium ions in therapeutic doses cause an increase in the renal excretion of α‐oxoglutarate and glutaric acid.

. The excretion is probably due to reduced renal tubular reabsorption.

. Neither citrate, lactate nor pyruvate excretion rises.

. Lithium ions in therapeutic doses cause an increase in the renal excretion of α‐oxoglutarate and glutaric acid.

. The excretion is probably due to reduced renal tubular reabsorption.

. Neither citrate, lactate nor pyruvate excretion rises.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1972.tb06854.x

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