FUNDAMENTALS OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
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The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) plays a crucial role in the maintenance of body homeostasis. It is regulated by three interacting control level, the auto regulation, the hormonal regulation and the autonomic regulation. In autonomic regulation, the sympathetic fibers innervate kidneys to bring vasoconstriction of capillaries that increases the blood pressure and GFR.
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