THE ROLE OF THE RENAL LYMPHATICS IN FLUORIDE HANDLING

RJ Sinclair, CB Wooldridge

Abstract


The role of the renal lymphatics in the handling of fluoride ion by  the  canine  kidney  was studied during IV  sodium  fluoride  infusion.  It  was found  that renal lymph and renal venous plasma have similar fluoride concentrations and that there was  less fluouride in lymph  than  in  arterial  plasma.  Fluoride  did not alter  renal lymphatic  flow  rate  over  a wide range of  plasma fluoride concentrations.


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