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Normal Renal Function

The Excretion of Water, Urea and Electrolytes Derived from Food and Drink

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  • © 1982

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  1. W. J. O’Connor

    1. University of Leeds, UK

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • W. J. O’Connor
      Pages 1-10

  3. Acute Experiments on Normal Renal Function

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Glomerular Filtration Rate

      • W. J. O’Connor
      Pages 13-45

    3. Renal Nerves as an Agent Acting on the Kidneys

      • W. J. O’Connor
      Pages 47-53

    4. Excretion of Urea

      • W. J. O’Connor
      Pages 55-75

    5. Excretion of Sulphate

      • W. J. O’Connor
      Pages 77-85

    6. Excretion of Phosphate

      • W. J. O’Connor
      Pages 87-96

    7. Excretion of Potassium

      • W. J. O’Connor
      Pages 97-110

    8. Excretion of Sodium

      • W. J. O’Connor
      Pages 111-144

    9. Excretion of Chloride and Bicarbonate; Ammonium in Urine

      • W. J. O’Connor
      Pages 145-161

    10. The Antidiuretic Action of Vasopressin

      • W. J. O’Connor
      Pages 163-178

    11. Release of Antidiuretic Hormone from the Neurohypophysis

      • W. J. O’Connor
      Pages 179-207

    12. Acute Experiments on the Volume of the Urine

      • W. J. O’Connor
      Pages 209-228

    13. Acute Experiments on Drinking by Dogs

      • W. J. O’Connor
      Pages 229-246

  4. Balance Experiments

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 247-247
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    2. Intake of Amino-N and Excretion of Urea

      • W. J. O’Connor
      Pages 249-264

    3. Intake of Sulphur and Excretion of Sulphate

      • W. J. O’Connor
      Pages 265-272

    4. Intake of Phosphorus and Excretion of Phosphate

      • W. J. O’Connor
      Pages 273-281

    5. Intake and Excretion of Potassium

      • W. J. O’Connor
      Pages 283-297
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About this book

This book has developed from an earlier monograph, 'Renal Function' (1962; London, Edward Arnold). It retains the general purpose of that book in relating the composition of the blood to the volume and com­ position of the urine of animals, including the new data of the intervening 20 years. As indicated by its title, this new book also has the particular purpose of studying the urine of animals in a normal environment and eating food usual to the species. Renal physiology illustrates a dilemma which arises also in other fields. Advanced technology, harnessed by accumulated experimental skill, now allows detailed investigation of basal processes. Micropuncture experiments have greatly advanced our understanding of the processes of glomerular fil­ tration and tubular reabsorption and have contribut­ ed to the wider discussion of the physicochemical nature of the movement of water and ions across cell surfaces. But experiments at microscopic or cell­ ular level demand experimental conditions in which the systems are abstracted from their natural en­ vironment, either as isolated perfused preparations or with the anaesthetised animal merely providing support for a tissue left in situ. The arguments from such experiments, important though they are towards understanding the basal processes, readily become remote from the reality of the normal animal.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Leeds, UK

    W. J. O’Connor

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Normal Renal Function

  • Book Subtitle: The Excretion of Water, Urea and Electrolytes Derived from Food and Drink

  • Authors: W. J. O’Connor

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1484-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: W.J. O’Connor 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-1486-8Published: 18 February 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-1484-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 434

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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