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AbstractOrganic osmolytes such as betaine and glycerophosphorylcholine (GPC) are of major importance concerning volume regulation of inner and outer medullary epithelial cells. Recently we demonstrated that the intracellular betaine content in rabbit kidney cells derived from the outer medullary thick ascending limb of Henles loop (TALH) is osmotically regulated by betaine synthesis. In this context...