Description: Theories of Renal FunctionPart I1. Anatomy2. Studies on Individual Nephrons3. Measurement of the Filtration Rate4. Excretion of Urea5. Clearances Involving Active Tubular Reabsorption6. Clearances Involving Tubular Excretion7. Other Clearances8. Excretion of Protein9. The Reliability of Inulin as a Measure of Glomerular FiltrationPart II10. The Antidiuretic Hormone and the Excretion of Water11. Excretion of Sodium and Other Strong Electrolytes12. The Adrenal Cortex and Addison's Disease13. Acid-Base Equilibria in Plasma and UrinePart III14. The Control of the Renal Circulation and the Action of Pharmacodynamic Agents15. Trophic and Other Factors Related to Renal Function16. Renal Function in Infancy and Childhood17. Comparative Physiology of the Kidney18. Renal HemodynamicsPart IV19. Limitations of Clearance Methods During Disturbed Renal Function20. Primary Disturbances of Salt and Water Balance21. Disturbances of Renal Function in Non-Renal Disease22. Chronic Congestive Heart Failure23. Essential Hypertension24. Acute Renal Failure Related to Traumatic and Toxic Injuries25. The Juxtamedullary Circulation26. Diseases of the Kidney and Urinary Tract27. DiureticsBibliographyIndex

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