Role of the renal medulla in volume and arterial pressure regulation

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 1 42-1, 1997, Pages

  Cowley Jr , Allen W ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Pressure natriuresis; Renal medullary blood flow; Starling forces; Vasa recta circulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY MEDULLA; NATRIURESIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM ABSORPTION; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; STARLING LAW; WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 20644458768     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.273.1.r1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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