title: Does perfusion equal diuresis in the upper urinary tract?
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004231:Diuresis; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000502:physiology; D010477:Perfusion; D011312:Pressure; D014553:Urinary Tract Physiological Phenomena; D014563:Urodynamics