Glomerular capillary network of cortical nephrons is reduced in male but not in female aging rats

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-22

  Francois, V ^a   Heudes, D ^a   Bariety, J ^a   Bruneval, P ^a   Corman, B ^b  

^a HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^b DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Capillary network; Glomerular morphometry; Kidney aging; Renal filtration rate

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS CAPILLARY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MESANGIUM; NEPHRON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; GLOMERULUS;

EID: 0030568971     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0047-6374(96)01773-3     Document Type: Article

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