Table of Contents

1 Introduction to the Renal-Body Fluid Regulating System.- 2 Body Fluids: Normal Volumes and Compositions.- 3 Body Fluids: Turnover Rates and Dynamics of Fluid Shifts.- 4 An Overview of the Structural and Functional Organization of the Kidney.- 5 Formation of Glomerular Ultrafiltrate.- 6 Regulation of Renal Blood Flow and Glomerular Filtration Rate.- 7 Renal Clearance: Measurements of Glomerular Filtration Rate and Renal Blood Flow.- 8 Structural and Biophysical Basis of Tubular Transport.- 9 Tubular Processing of Glomerular Ultrafiltrate: Mechanisms of Electrolyte and Water Transport.- 10 Tubular Reabsorption and Secretion: Classification Based on Overall Clearance Measurements.- 11 Regulation of Acid-Base Balance.- 12 Mechanism of Concentration and Dilution of Urine.- 13 Renal Regulation of Extracellular Volume and Osmolality.- Appendices.- A Introduction to Quantitative Description of Biological Control Systems.- B Mathematical Basis of Dilution Principle.- C Anatomical Nomenclatures.- Answers to Problems.