Berger-Parker index- Dominance indices are weighted toward the abundance of the commonest or dominant species

D_BP= N_max/N

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At physiologic pH, the loop diuretics are anions that attach to the 

Cl−-binding site of the Na+-K+-2Cl− cotransporter.

 

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At maximal dosages, loop diuretics completely inhibit

NaCl reabsorption in the thick ascending limb (cause excretion of as much as 25% of the filtered Na+).

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The thick ascending limb has a sodium-hydrogen counter-transport.

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In the thick segment of the ascending loop of Henle, paracellular reabsorption of cations, such as Mg++, Ca++, Na+, and K+ occur.

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Paracellular reabsorption of cations causes slight positive charge of the tubular lumen relative to the interstitial fluid.

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A slight backleak of potassium ions into the lumen, creating a positive charge of about +8 millivolts in the tubular lumen.