Outer medullary anatomy and the urine concentrating mechanism

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 2 43-2, 1998, Pages

  Wang, X ^a   Thomas, S R ^b   Wexler, A S ^c  

^a Xenometrix Inc USA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mathematical model; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; KIDNEY MEDULLA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HENLE LOOP; HISTOLOGY; MATHEMATICS; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING ABILITY; KIDNEY MEDULLA; LOOP OF HENLE; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RATS;

EID: 0031990694     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1998.274.2.f413     Document Type: Article

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