Eleven of 13 patients with far advanced chronic renal disease of diverse etiologies were found to have urine that remained hypotonic to plasma in spite of the administration of a supramaximal dose of ...

Microscopical examination of the kidneys of patients with sickle-cell disease subjected to nephrectomy has revealed changes occurring principally in the area of the medulla. The changes included ...

Niigata, Japan - The gold standard test for predicting the onset of diabetic kidney disease is albuminuria. However, detecting albuminuria alone has limited sensitivity and specificity in end-stage ...

The clinical management of patients with HLRCC requires an integrated, multidisciplinary approach. Diagnostic evaluation of individuals who are suspected of having HLRCC includes a thorough pedigree ...

Tsukuba, Japan—The kidneys function together to filter blood and remove waste products from the circulation. When one kidney is injured or fails, the contralateral kidney compensates for the loss of ...

ALTHOUGH many extensive investigations in animals 1–3 have demonstrated the existence of renal medullary hyperosmolality suggestive of a counter-current mechanism of urine concentration, direct ...

Urea transporter (UT) proteins facilitate the passive transport of urea driven by a concentration gradient across the cell plasma membrane in some kidney and extrarenal cells The kidney expresses ...

Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism, Vol. 66, 6th Hydration for Health Scientific Conference July 1-2, 2014, Evian, France: Proceedings (2015), pp. 10-13 (4 pages) Dehydration, a condition that ...

Lewy body diseases (LBDs) are a class of debilitating neurodegenerative disorders linked to the abnormal aggregation of the ...