Lactic acidosis is frequently seen in the hospital setting. Diverse etiologies account for the accumulation of lactic acid as reviewed by Nathan last year. The main impetus for the production of lactate is having a hypoxic state either…
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) announced the creation of a “fellow’s” website today. You can locate this site by following the link or going to the “training” tab of the main ASN website (www.asn-online.org). The ASN fellow’s…
The zebrafish kidney is being increasingly studied, as it appears to offer several advantages for studying renal function. For one, it is transparent, allowing one to visualize kidney development in real-time. Second, it is a simplified system consisting…
I’m coming to you live for the next week from Mount Desert Island Biological Lab (MDIBL) in Maine, where I’m taking a course entitled “Origins of Renal Physiology.“ The course is designed for renal fellows such as myself…
