| I. INTRODUCTION A schematic drawing of a normal nephron is presented in Fig. 1. This is
a complicated unit both anatomically and functionally. By virtue of its highly tortuous and …

There is evidence to support both major theories in various types of renal disease. Previous
postulations of pathophysiology have erred in attempting to be too inclusive. Although there …

This book, based on lectures given at Cambridge, forms a readable, well-annotated and up-
to-date survey of renal physiology, in which existing knowledge and unsolved problems are …

For this essay which I plan will perhaps shed light upon the structure of the kidney. Do not
stop to question whether these ideas are new or old, but ask, more properly, whether they …

NE of the primary objects which I have proposed ONE to myself in the composition of the
present volume, is, to give such a history of renal diseases as will enable the practitioner to …

Associate Professor of Medicine, New York University College of Medicire cat= H HE
etiological diagnosis of intrinsic renal disease sometimes d can be made on the basis of …

CCORDING A to current concepts of renal physiology urine is elaborated from a filtrate of
plasma by the direct activity of renal tubular cells. Physical separation of the formed …

The glomerulus can be damaged experimentally in a large number of ways. Greatest
attention has been centered on hypersensitivity glomerular diseases, since there is …

They normally maintain a stable internal environment by excreting in the urine appropriate
amounts of many substances. These substances include not only waste products and …

One of the most interesting facts about the renal circulation is that during marked changes in
renal blood flow (adrenalin ischemia and pyrogenic hyperemia) the rate of glomerular …