TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - THE URINARY SYSTEM
A1  - Lorenzo, Armando J.
A2  - Janson, Lee W.
A2  - Tischler, Marc E.
Y1  - 2018
N1  - 
T2  - The Big Picture: Medical Biochemistry
AB  - The  urinary  system,  composed  of  kidneys,  ureters,  bladder,  and  urethra,  is  responsible  for  the  excretion  of  waste  products  in  urine  and  regulation  of  important  ions  and  molecules  in  the  body.  The  biochemical  components  of  the  basal  lamina  and  varying  cell  types  found  in  the  renal  corpuscle  create  the  filtering  mechanism  that  initiates  this  process.  Ionic  channels  and  pumps  found  in  the  nephron  allow  the  final  composition  of  the  urine  to  be  modified  according  to  the  needs  of  the  body.  This  is  regulated  by  various  hormones  that  help  regulate  sodium,  potassium,  chloride,  calcium,  magnesium,  ammonia/acid–base  balance,  total  body  water,  blood  pressure,  and  other  molecules  and  ions.  The  renin–angiotensin–aldosterone  hormonal  system  as  well  as  vasopressin  and  atrial  naturetic  peptide  are  keys  in  this  process.  Finally,  the  kidneys  are  essential  for  red  blood  cells  production  via  erythropoietin  synthesis  and  also  add  an  essential  biochemical  step  in  the  activation  of  vitamin  D.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/23
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1152119006
ER  -