TOPICS: Prostaglandin, afferent arteriole, efferent arteriole, vasoconstriction, vasodilation, bradykinin, ACE inhibitors, Vitamin D, parathyroid hormone (PTH), atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), juxtaglomerular apparatus (JGA), renin, macula densa cells, juxtaglomerular cells, extraglomerular mesangial cells, flow rate, sympathetic, beta receptors, angiotensinogen, angiotensin I (ATI), angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE), angiotensin II (ATII), hypothalamic pituitary axis, aldosterone, sodium/hydrogen (Na+/H+) pump, proximal convoluted tubule (PCT), contraction alkalosis, antidiuretic hormone (ADH), osmoreceptor, supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus, osmolarity, shock, chronic kidney disease, hypovolemia, autoregulation, renal blood flow (RBF), glomerular filtration rate (GFR), myogenic mechanism, adenosine, lactate
