Figure 37-5 Schematic representation of the mechanisms that initiate and maintain decreased glomerular filtration seen in experimentally induced acute renal failure. GFR, glomerular filtration rate; Kf , glomerular capillary ultrafiltration coefficient; RBF, renal blood flow. (Adapted from Hostetter TH, Wilkes BM, Brenner BM: Mechanisms of impaired glomerular filtration in acute renal failure. In Brenner BM, Stein JH [eds]: Acute Renal Failure. New York, Churchill Livingstone, 1980, p 52.)


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