| Literature DB >> 30968755 |
Hadi Fattah1,2, Anita Layton3,4, Volker Vallon1,2.
Abstract
A deficit or loss in the number of nephrons, the functional unit of the kidney, can induce compensatory growth and hyperfunction of remaining nephrons. An increase in single nephron glomerular filtration rate (SNGFR) aims to compensate but may be deleterious in the long term. The increase in SNGFR is determined by the dynamics of nephron loss, total remaining GFR, the body's excretory demand, and the functional capacity to sustain single nephron hyperfunction.Entities:
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30968755 PMCID: PMC6734068 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00052.2018
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Physiology (Bethesda) ISSN: 1548-9221