METHODS The clearance and saturation methods devised by Smith and his coworkers (7 to
9) were used to evaluate renal hemodynamics and tubular activity during abdominal com-…

Although renal functional changes in thyroid disorders may be clinically self-evident in varied
patterns of water and electrolyte derangement, water retention or diuresis, the precise sites …

The upright posture imposes a strain upon the cardiovascular system, chiefly as a result of
its hydrostatic effects in the lower half of the body which, if unopposed, tend to produce …

Novel cross-links between an oxidized histidine and intact histidine, lysine, or cysteine
residues were discovered and characterized from high-molecular weight (HMW) fractions of an …

Methods The equilibrium dialysis method, described by Klotz, Walker, and Pivan (11) and
modified by Taggart (12), was used to obtain data on the binding of BSP by plasma albumin, in …

METHODS The rate of glomerular filtration was measured by the clearance of either
mannitol or inulin (both were used in a few cases) and the effective renal plasma flow was …

METHODS A. Procedure in dogs Fifteen studies were conducted on 6 trained adult mongrel
dogs, weighing between 16 and 30 kg, which had previously undergone splenectomy, …

THE liver acts as a selective barrier between the gastrointestinal tract and the systemic
circulation, metabolizing, detoxifying and elaborating for further physiologic disposition various …

Splanchnic, pulmonary, and systemic hemodynamics were studied in 18 patients after the
sublingual administration of nitroglycerin. The drug, contrary to expectations, produced an over…

METHODS The subjects of this study were 17 convalescent patients (seven male, ten female)
from the wards of the Presbyterian Hospital in the City of New York. All were free of …