Age-dependent thickening of glomerular basement membrane has no major effect on glomerular hydraulic conductivity
Author(s) -
Klaus Neumann,
Christian Kellner,
K. Kühn,
Hilmar Stolte,
Hans-Joachim Schurek
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfh067
Subject(s) - medicine , glomerular basement membrane , thickening , renal function , hydraulic conductivity , urology , membrane , basement membrane , glomerulonephritis , kidney , anatomy , soil science , biochemistry , polymer science , soil water , chemistry , environmental science
The effect of the increasing thickness of the glomerular basement membrane (GBM), which is seen in ageing rats, on the effective hydraulic conductivity (k) of the glomerular capillary wall was studied in Wistar rats aged 2 and 18 months.
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