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Introduction to Renal Function, Renal Blood Flow and the Formation of Filtrate

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This chapter summarises the various functions of the kidney. Some functions, such as filtration and the endocrine role, will be discussed in some detail here. Other aspects, such as tubule function, will be dealt with in the next two chapters, and the homeostatic role of the kidney is discussed explicitly in the chapters on water and electrolyte balance (Chaps. 76–82). More comprehensive texts on kidney physiology and pathophysiology have been published recently [4,33,34].

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  1. Physiologisches Institut, Universität Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Str. 7, 79104, Freiburg, Germany

    Rainer Greger

  2. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive N.W., T2N 4N1, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Greger, R. (1996). Introduction to Renal Function, Renal Blood Flow and the Formation of Filtrate. In: Greger, R., Windhorst, U. (eds) Comprehensive Human Physiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60946-6_74

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