Abstract
The available data on renal reserve and on the fraction of filtration capacity utilized at rest in childhood are analyzed both in healthy state and in renal disease. The methodological problems which might have biased available information are also discussed.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Child
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Dietary Proteins / pharmacology*
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Female
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Glomerular Filtration Rate / physiology*
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Humans
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Kidney / physiology*
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Kidney Diseases / physiopathology*
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Kidney Function Tests
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Male
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Renal Circulation / physiology