experiments were carried out in the intact functioning rat kidney to study the effect of lithium on both the renal transport of alpha-ketoglutarate ( alpha-kg ) along the nephron by micropuncture techniques and the renal uptake and peritubular transport of alpha-kg by measuring the renal blood flow , the urinary flow and the rate of renal alpha-kg delivery , filtration , reabsorption or secretion and excretion .
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nephron
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renal