An iterative algebraic simulation of renal glomerular dynamics.
Current models of renal glomerular dynamics require the solution of multiple differential equations, or utilise network thermodynamics, to describe the changing pattern of transcapillary forces and flows along the length of the glomerular capillary. The iterative algebraic algorithm described here simplifies the simulation considerably. Implemented on a microcomputer, the simulation has a run-time of but a few seconds, while yielding results identical to those described previously.
D000818:Animals; D002196:Capillaries / Q000502:physiology; D003201:Computers; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000098:blood supply / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D051381:Rats; D012984:Software; D014655:Vascular Resistance