Brain and kidney crosstalk. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Hemanshu Prabhakar, Nidhi Gupta, editors.
• Other Names: Prabhakar, Hemanshu; Gupta, Nidhi, 1980-
• Contents: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- Contents -- About the Editors -- 1: Neurophysiology and Renal System -- 1.1 Basics of Cerebral Physiology -- 1.1.1 Cerebral Blood Flow and Autoregulation -- 1.1.1.1 Cerebral Blood Flow -- 1.1.1.2 Cerebral Autoregulation -- 1.1.2 Blood Cerebrospinal Fluid and Blood-Brain Barrier -- 1.1.3 Role of Brain in Body Fluid Dynamics -- 1.2 Neural Regulation of Renal System -- 1.2.1 Efferent Signals from Central Nervous System to Kidneys -- 1.2.1.1 Neural Control of the Renal Circulation -- 1.2.1.2 Neural Control of Renal Tubular Function 1.2.1.3 Neural Control of Renal Hormonal Secretion -- 1.2.2 Afferent Signals from Kidneys to Central Nervous System -- 1.2.2.1 Renorenal Reflex Control of Renal Function -- 1.2.2.2 Mechanisms of Activation of Renal Sensory Nerves -- 1.3 Role of Renal Sympathetic Nerves in Pathophysiological States -- 1.3.1 Hypertension -- 1.3.2 Chronic Sodium-Retaining Edema-Forming States -- 1.4 Brain-Gut-Kidney Axis -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- 2: Normal Physiology of Renal System -- 2.1 Structure and Function of Kidney -- 2.1.1 Gross Structure -- 2.1.1.1 Location 2.1.1.2 Cortex and Medulla -- 2.1.2 Functional Unit: The Nephron -- 2.1.2.1 Renal Corpuscle -- 2.1.2.2 Renal Tubule -- 2.1.3 Types of Nephrons -- 2.1.4 Juxtaglomerular Apparatus -- 2.1.5 Vascular Supply and Innervation of Kidney -- 2.1.5.1 Vascular Supply -- 2.1.5.2 Innervation of Kidney -- 2.1.6 Functions of Kidney -- 2.1.7 Recent Advances -- 2.2 Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) -- 2.2.1 Mechanism of Generation of GFR -- 2.2.1.1 Pressure Gradients -- 2.2.1.2 Filtration Coefficient -- 2.2.2 Factors Effecting Glomerular Filtration Rate: (Bhaskar and Oommen 2018) 2.2.3 Regulation of Glomerular Filtration Rate -- 2.2.4 Effect of Vasoconstrictors and Vasodilators (Hall and Brands 2012) -- 2.2.5 Measurement of GFR (Gaspari et al. 1997) -- 2.2.5.1 Filtration Markers -- 2.2.5.2 Renal Clearance -- 2.2.5.3 Creatinine Clearance Test -- Estimated Creatinine Clearance -- 2.2.5.4 SNGFR Estimation Technique (Moore 1984) -- 2.3 Transport of Solute Across Kidneys -- 2.3.1 Active Transport -- 2.3.2 Passive Transport -- 2.3.3 Proximal Tubule (Curthoys and Moe 2014) -- 2.3.3.1 Sodium Reabsorption -- 2.3.3.2 Water Reabsorption 2.3.3.3 Glucose Reabsorption (Mather and Pollock 2011) -- 2.3.4 Loop of Henle -- 2.3.5 Distal Convoluted Tubule -- 2.3.6 Collecting Duct -- 2.3.6.1 Reabsorption of Solutes -- 2.3.6.2 Reabsorption of Water -- 2.4 Urine Concentration and Dilution -- 2.4.1 Why Is There a Need for Urine Concentration? -- 2.4.1.1 How Is Urine Concentration Achieved? -- The Solute and Water Permeability Characteristics of Each Tubule Segment (Table 2.4) -- The Osmotic Gradient Between the Tubule Lumen and Its Surrounding Interstitium (Knepper and Stephenson 1986)
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (126 p.)
• Subjects: 612.8; Neurophysiology; Kidneys; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811523250; 9811523258
• Related ISBNs: 981152324X; 9789811523243
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