INFLUENCE OF RENAL FLUID DYNAMICS ON RENAL LYMPH PRESSURE, FLOW AND COMPOSITION

Abstract

The effects of decreased RBF on renal lymph formation and TP were investigated during experimentally maintained IRVP. It was found that this procedure is effective in maintaining TP and LcP at or above control even in the absence of RBF. 1 Wh ile lymph PAH and creatinine concentrations were unchanged under these circum-stances, lymph protein concentration was increased. It is concluded that IRVP is a major factor determining lymph and tissue pressure and that increases above control may be due to a combination of physical factors and tissue ischemia.