Ficoll and dextran vs. globular proteins as probes for testing glomerular permselectivity: Effects of molecular size, shape, charge, and deformability

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 288, Issue 4 57-4, 2005, Pages

  Venturoli, Daniele ^a   Rippe, Bengt ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Capillary permeability; Macromolecules; Polysaccharides; Reflection coefficient; Transport

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; FICOLL; GLOBULAR PROTEIN;

CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; GLOMERULUS BASEMENT MEMBRANE; GLOMERULUS CAPILLARY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; MACROMOLECULE; MOLECULAR PROBE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PLASMA VISCOSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 15044362503     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00171.2004     Document Type: Review

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