Anatomic and physiologic changes of the aging kidney.
Aging is a degenerative biologic process that affects the kidneys. It is known to be associated with a decline in kidney function coincident with a progressive decrease in the number of functioning nephrons and with glomerular and tubulointerstitial scarring. These changes affect glomerular and tubular function, systemic hemodynamics, and, as a whole, body homeostasis.
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Edgar V
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Division of Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine/Associates in Nephrology, SC, 3543 Wisconsin Avenue, Berwyn, IL 60402, USA. edgarvlermamd@pol.net
D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D007671:Kidney Concentrating Ability