Evolution of the glomerulus in a marine environment and its implications for renal function in terrestrial vertebrates

Evans, RG

Evans, RG (通讯作者),Monash Univ, Biomed Discovery Inst, Cardiovasc Dis Program, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.;Evans, RG (通讯作者),Monash Univ, Dept Physiol, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.;Evans, RG (通讯作者),Univ Melbourne, Florey Inst Neurosci & Mental Hlth, Preclin Crit Care Unit, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY, 2023; 324 (2): R143

Abstract

Nearly a century ago, Homer Smith proposed that the glomerulus evolved to meet the challenge of excretion of water in freshwater vertebrates. This hyp......

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