Physiology Lab Demonstration: Glomerular Filtration Rate in a Rat

Carmen Hinojosa-Laborde; Brian Jespersen; Robert Shade

doi:10.3791/52425

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Physiology Lab Demonstration: Glomerular Filtration Rate in a Rat

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Physiology Lab Demonstration: Glomerular Filtration Rate in a Rat

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06:58 min

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July 26, 2015

DOI:

10.3791/52425-v

DOI:

10.3791/52425-v

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06:58 min

July 26, 2015

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Carmen Hinojosa-Laborde¹, Brian Jespersen², Robert Shade³

¹Tactical Combat Casualty Care Research,U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, ²Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology,Michigan State University, ³Southwest National Primate Research Center,Texas Biomedical Research Institute

Summary

The purpose of this protocol is to demonstrate the principles and techniques for measuring and calculating glomerular filtration rate, urine flow rate, and excretion of sodium and potassium in a rat. This demonstration can be used to provide students with an overall conceptual understanding of how to measure renal function.