Inhaltsangabe
Contents: The Juxtaglomerular Apparatus - History of a Concept.- Morphology of the Juxtaglomerular Apparatus.- Elements with Structural and/or Functional Relationships to the Juxtaglomerular Apparatus.- Intrarenal Distribution of the Different Components of the Renin-Angiotensin System.- Synthesis and Traffic of Renin in Epithelioid Cells.- Morphology of Renin Release from Epithelioid Cells.- Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Biochemistry of Renin Secretion.- Electrophysiology of Epithelioid Cells.- Intrarenal Renin-Angiotensin System.- Metaplastic Transformation Between Smooth Muscle Cells and Epithelioid Cells.- Long-Term Modulation of Renin Synthesis and Secretion.- Interspecies Variations of the Juxtaglomerular Apparatus in Mammals.- Phylogeny and Ontogeny of the Juxtaglomerular Apparatus.- Pathology of the Human Juxtaglomerular Apparatus.- References.- Subject Index.
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