Structure and concentrating ability of the mammalian kidney: Correlations with habitat

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 1 40-1, 1996, Pages

  Beuchat, Carol A ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

allometry; loop of Henle; osmolality; osmoregulation; renal structure; scaling; urine concentration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0029817967     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1996.271.1.r157     Document Type: Article

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