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GLOMERULAR TUBULAR BALANCE IN PRETERM AND FULLTERM INFANTS
Author(s) -
APERIA A.,
BROBERGER O.,
BROBERGER U.,
HERIN P.,
ZETTERSTRÖM R.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1983.tb09863.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gestational age , renal function , gestation , vasoconstriction , pediatrics , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Aperia, A., Broberger, O., Broberger, U., Herin, P. and Zetterström, R. (Departments of Paediatrics, Karolinska Institute, St. Göran's Children's Hospital, Huddinge Hospital and Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden). Glomeruiar tubular balance in preterm and full‐term infants. Acta Paediatr Scand, Suppl. 305: 70–76, 1983.—The development of glomeruiar and tubular function was studied in preterm and full‐term infants of varying gestational and postnatal age. The results indicate that glomeruiar functional development precedes tubular functional development until the 34th postmenstrual week. After the 34th week the tubular transport capacity seems to be more vulnerable than the glomeruiar filtration rate in states of disease. The release of a postulated renal vasoconstriction could account for the rapid changes in renal function after birth. The purpose of such a vasoconstriction could be to protect the tubules from an overload.