Abstract
Infants are born in a state of renal insufficiency and have varying degrees of maturity of tubular processes. This is even more striking in premature infants. This article presents a review of glomerular and tubular function assessment with particular attention to factors that impact these developmental and maturational factors.
MeSH terms
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Infant, Premature
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Kidney / growth & development
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Kidney / physiology*
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Kidney Concentrating Ability
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Kidney Diseases / etiology
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Kidney Glomerulus / growth & development
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Kidney Glomerulus / physiology
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Kidney Tubules / growth & development
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Kidney Tubules / physiology
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Potassium / metabolism
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Sodium / metabolism