Anatomía del riñón
Los riñones son responsables de eliminar los desechos del cuerpo, regular el equilibrio electrolítico y la presión sanguínea, al igual que estimular la producción de glóbulos rojos.
Revision
Last reviewed 9/24/2012 by David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Louis S. Liou, MD, PhD, Chief of Urology, Cambridge Health Alliance, Visiting Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.
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