Modified Mastering A&P with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Modified Mastering A&P with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134509181
Author: Frederic H. Martini, Judi L. Nath, Edwin F. Bartholomew
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 26, Problem 6RQ
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The amount of filtrate produced per minute by the kidneys is known as the glomerular filtrate rate (GFR). The GFR can be regulated by three levels of control: auto regulation, hormonal regulation and autonomic regulation.

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