A mathematical model of the urine concentrating mechanism in the rat renal medulla. I. Formulation and base-case results

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 300, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Layton, Anita T ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Countercurrent system; Kidney; NaCl transport; Urea transport

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE; UREA;

ARTICLE; COUNTERCURRENT SYSTEM; ION TRANSPORT; KIDNEY BLOOD VESSEL; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; KIDNEY MEDULLA; KIDNEY TUBULE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 79551573862     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00203.2010     Document Type: Article

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