Ascending Vasa Recta Are Angiopoietin/Tie2-Dependent Lymphatic-Like Vessels.
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DOI: 10.1681/asn.2017090962
Abstract: Urinary concentrating ability is central to mammalian water balance and depends on a medullary osmotic gradient generated by a countercurrent multiplication mechanism. Medullary hyperosmolarity is protected from washout by countercurrent exchange and efficient removal of… read more here.
Keywords: angiopoietin tie2; fluid; ascending vasa; angiopoietin ... See more keywords