THE EFFECT OF ALTERING THE RENAL BLOOD PRESSURE AND BLOOD FLOW ON THE GLOMERULAR FILTRATION OF A TRANSPLANTED KIDNEY IN UNANESTHETIZED DOGS

Abstract

A method which permits a study of exptl. alterations in renal function in unanesthetized dogs has been descr. It consists of transplanting a kidney distal to a Van Leersum loop, the renal artery being anastomosed to the carotid which had been placed previously in a tube of skin. The decline in blood pressure which followed constriction of the artery to the transplant was accompanied by parallel changes in the renal blood flow and glomerular filtration.