Role of UTB urea transporters in the urine concentrating mechanism of the rat kidney

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 887-929

  Layton, Anita T ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Countercurrent system; Mathematical model; NaCl transport; Renal medulla; Urea transport; Urine concentrating mechanism

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; KIDNEY MEDULLA; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING ABILITY; KIDNEY MEDULLA; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RATS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 33947509228     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: 15229602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11538-005-9030-3     Document Type: Article

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