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What is normal GFR in men?What is normal GFR in women?

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90-130 ml/min men80-120 ml/min women

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What is the difference between GFR and creatinine clearance?

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Creatinine clearance approximates GFR but overestimates it due to the fact that creatinine is secreted by the proximal tubule as well as filtered by the glomerulus.

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What does the term myogenic response mean?

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Smooth muscle in blood vessels respond to transmural pressure elevation with constriction and to pressure reduction with dilation

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How much water, sodium and chloride is reabsorbed in the PCT?

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In the proximal tubule, about 70% of filtered water and sodium and chloride ions are reabsorbed.

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