The gel hypothesis applied to the rat renal capillary membranes - A review

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 202, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 617-628

  Wolgast, M ^a   Persson, A E G ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electro osmotic pressure; Fixed charges; Glomerular capillary membrane; Nephrin; Permeability; Self rinsing ability

Indexed keywords

PLASMA PROTEIN;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; CAPILLARY WALL; GEL; GLOMERULUS CAPILLARY; HYPOTHESIS; KIDNEY TUBULE BASEMENT MEMBRANE; LAMINA DENSA; LAMINA RARA; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RAT; REVIEW; STARLING MODEL;

ANIMALS; CAPILLARIES; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; KIDNEY TUBULES; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; RATS;

EID: 79959891083     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2011.02277.x     Document Type: Review

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