RENAL CARBONIC ANHYDRASE IN PREMATURE AND MATURE INFANTS

[摘要] The carbonic anhydrase activity in the kidneys of premature infants was studied because it was thought that if the renal enzyme is as deficient as that in the blood, inefficiency in acidification of urine might result. In contrast with the blood, postmortem specimens of kidneys of premature infants were found to exhibit carbonic anhydrase activity similar to that found in the case of kidneys from older infants and adults.

[学科分类] 儿科学