as glomerular filtration. A major measure of kidney function is the glomerular filtration rate (GFR). The glomerular filtration rate is the flow rate of...

function, is the glomerular filtration rate. The glomerulus is a tuft of capillaries located within Bowman's capsule within the kidney. Glomerular mesangial...

hormones, such as erythropoietin; and activation of vitamin D. The Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is regarded as the best overall measure of the kidney's...

"gold standard" for comparison with other means of estimating glomerular filtration rate. Inulin is a natural storage carbohydrate present in more than...

feedback is one of several mechanisms the kidney uses to regulate glomerular filtration rate (GFR). It involves the concept of purinergic signaling, in which...

function is often ascertained by estimating the rate of filtration, called the glomerular filtration rate (GFR). The kidney's ability to perform many of...

been filtered. They play an important role in maintaining the glomerular filtration rate despite fluctuations in blood pressure. In the mammalian kidney...

disease. Diagnosis is by blood tests to measure the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and a urine test to measure albumin. Ultrasound or kidney...

serum creatinine. Diagnosis of chronic failure is based on a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of less than 15 or the need for renal replacement therapy...

(edema) so called nephrotic syndrome. Likewise, the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) may progressively fall from a normal of over 90 ml/min/1...