Mathematical models have contributed to many of the basic ideas leading to our current understanding of the urinary concentrating mechanism. However, these models have been unable to generate any significant concentration gradient in the inner medulla when experimentally measured parameter values are used. The long-term objective of this project is to develop comprehensive mathematical models for the urine concentrating mechanism in mammalian kidney.
The specific aims of this pilot project are: to explore the typical experimental parameter space by formulating and numerically solving inverse problems for one-dimensional models; and to systematically evaluate and justify more rigorously the model simplifying assumptions by formulating models in two or three dimensions for isolated tubules, in which the simplifying assumptions of the one-dimensional models can be removed.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Type
Minority Biomedical Research Support - MBRS (S06)
Project #
5S06GM008102-35
Application #
7261282
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZGM1)
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2006-07-01
Budget End
2007-06-30
Support Year
35
Fiscal Year
2006
Total Cost
$35,000
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras
Department
Type
DUNS #
143960193
City
San Juan
State
PR
Country
United States
Zip Code
00931
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