Does perfusion equal diuresis in the upper urinary tract?
Pressures occurring in the upper urinary tract during perfusion and diuresis were compared in an unsedated dog preparation. Perfusion pressures were significantly higher, suggesting that a product of diuresis actively reduces upper tract tone.
D000818:Animals; D004231:Diuresis; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000502:physiology; D010477:Perfusion; D011312:Pressure; D014553:Urinary Tract Physiological Phenomena; D014563:Urodynamics