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  • Title: The vogue in renal physiology: a review article.
    Author: Jones J.
    Journal: Cent Afr J Med; 1970 Aug; 16(8):167-73. PubMed ID: 4319223.
    Abstract:
    This is a review of the literature concerning current views of renal physiology. Types and functions of nephrons, the morphology of the loop of Henle, and the function of renal enzymes are discussed. Vasopressin serves the main function of conserving water in the body. The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system regulates sodium excretion. The sympathetic vasomotor nerves prevent the loss of both sodium and water. These 3 factors operate by changing the proportion of superficial cortical to deep juxta-medullary nephrons functioning in the kidney at any time. The shift from superficial to deep nephrons prevents excess salt and water loss from the body through the urine.
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