RENAL CONCENTRATING MECHANISM - CENTRAL CORE AND VASA-RECTA MODELS

Authors
TEWARSON RP MOON IH
Citation
Rp. Tewarson et Ih. Moon, RENAL CONCENTRATING MECHANISM - CENTRAL CORE AND VASA-RECTA MODELS, Applied mathematics letters, 10(2), 1997, pp. 39-44
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics,Mathematics
Journal title
Applied mathematics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
08939659
Volume
10
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
39 - 44
Database
ISI
SICI code
0893-9659(1997)10:2<39:RCM-CC>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Mathematical models are essential in testing alternative hypotheses to explain the concentrating mechanism of the mammalian kidney. The basi s features of a central core and two other vasa recta models, as well as efficient modeling techniques are described. It is shown that, by s uitable choice of a few parameters, the two vasa recta models lead to the same osmolality and concentration ratios as the central core model .