The Physiology of Urinary Concentration: An Update

Seminars in Nephrology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 178-195

  Sands, Jeff M ^a   Layton, Harold E ^a  

^a Renal Division   (United States)

Author keywords

aquaporin; mathematical modelling; sodium transport; urea transport; urine concentrating mechanism; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; SODIUM; UREA; VASOPRESSIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD OSMOLARITY; DIURESIS; FLUID INTAKE; HENLE LOOP; HUMAN; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY COLLECTING TUBULE; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY INTERSTITIUM; KIDNEY MEDULLA; KIDNEY TUBULE ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; ONCOTIC PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIMULATION; SODIUM TRANSPORT; STEADY STATE; URINE OSMOLALITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORINS; BODY WATER; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING ABILITY; KIDNEY MEDULLA; KIDNEY TUBULES, COLLECTING; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UREA; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 66749192123     PISSN: 02709295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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