GPLS 663 FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS: RENAL FUNCTION
Students learn about renal mechanisms responsible for water and electrolyte homeostasis in lecture and small-group format. Topics include body fluids, sodium and water balance, renal blood flow and glomerular filtration, tubular mechanisms of NaCl transport and regulation, solute transport, diuresis, concentrating mechanisms, potassium homeostasis, and acid-base homeostasis (a component of the medical physiology course).