FIGURE 13.
Paracrine factors released into the lumen or interstitium by thick ascending limbs that could alter vasa recta and collecting duct function. ET-1, endothelin 1; HETE, 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid; NO, nitric oxide; PGs, prostaglandins.
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