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. 2017 Jan 17;32(5):759–765. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfw430

FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 2

Reduction in nephron number by uninephrectomy alters intrarenal hemodynamics to increase SNGFR. The calculated FFSS (τ) over podocytes using the equation τ = [(3η.f.SNGFR/π.s2(s + 2RT)).(z/√z(1–z))], where f is filtration fraction, 2RT is diameter of glomerular tuft, s is width of Bowman’s space and z is distance from the vascular to the urinary pole. The FFSS over podocytes in rats is increased 1.5- to 2-fold at 60 days after unilateral nephrectomy (shown in black) on Day 5 of life compared with control (shown in gray) using three separate models for ‘s’.