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Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena > Blood Circulation > Renal Circulation > Renal Plasma Flow
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena > Urinary Tract Physiological Phenomena > Renal Circulation > Renal Plasma Flow

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Renal Plasma Flow  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Flow, Renal Plasma
  • Plasma Flow, Renal

Note

  • do not confuse with RENAL BLOOD FLOW see RENAL CIRCULATION or RENAL PLASMA FLOW, EFFECTIVE

Scope note

  • The amount of PLASMA that perfuses the KIDNEYS per unit time, approximately 10% greater than effective renal plasma flow (RENAL PLASMA FLOW, EFFECTIVE). It should be differentiated from the RENAL BLOOD FLOW; (RBF), which refers to the total volume of BLOOD flowing through the renal vasculature, while the renal plasma flow refers to the rate of plasma flow (RPF).

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017595

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