The normal ageing kidney – morphology and physiology

This paper will review some fundamentals of normal renal physiology necessary to understand the changes occurring with age and enable the reader to distinguish between chronic renal insufficiency and the consequences of normal ageing on kidney function.

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Published in:Reviews in clinical gerontology 2008-08, Vol.18 (3), p.175-197
Main Author: Núñez, Juan-F. Macías
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:This paper will review some fundamentals of normal renal physiology necessary to understand the changes occurring with age and enable the reader to distinguish between chronic renal insufficiency and the consequences of normal ageing on kidney function.
ISSN:0959-2598
1469-9036
DOI:10.1017/S0959259809002937