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Extract: Measurement of intrarenal distribution of renal blood flow by injection of radionuclides in 3—5-day-old infant monkeys showed a preponderance of outer cortical over inner cortical flow with flow rates of 4.23 and 2.54 ml/min/g, respectively. Intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV) causes a reversal of this flow pattern. The theoretical difference in nephron function in these two areas suggests that this reversal in intrarenal flow induced by IPPV may have important clinical implications.
Speculation: Extrarenal stimuli such as IPPV causes a redistribution of intrarenal blood flow in infant primates. Any stimuli that results in increased production of epinephrine or similar compounds may be responsible for this redistribution by a local effect on outer cortical blood vessels. Our data further suggest that antidiuretic hormone may influence intrarenal blood flow in addition to altering tubular membrane permeability.
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Moore, E., Galvez, M., Paton, J. et al. Effects of Positive Pressure Ventilation on Intrarenal Blood Flow in Infant Primates. Pediatr Res 8, 792–796 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-197409000-00003
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