A region-based mathematical model of the urine concentrating mechanism in the rat outer medulla. II. Parameter sensitivity and tubular inhomogeneity

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 289, Issue 6 58-6, 2005, Pages

  Layton, Anita T ^a   Layton, Harold E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney; Na+ transport; Short loops of Henle; Urea transport; Vasa recta; Vascular bundle

Indexed keywords

UREA;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HENLE LOOP; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; KIDNEY MEDULLA; KIDNEY TUBULE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RAT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SODIUM TRANSPORT; SOLUTE; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 27944510246     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00347.2003     Document Type: Article

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