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renal clearance

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renal clearance [¦rēn·əl klir·əns]
(physiology)
The volume of blood plasma completely cleared of a particular substrate by the kidneys per unit time, a measure of kidney function.


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This factor combined with decreased renal clearance causes prolonged retention of numerous drugs in elderly individuals.
A limited number of studies have investigated the effects of exercise on renal drug clearance, and these studies have typically shown reductions in renal clearance ranging from 8% to 84% depending on the particular drug and the mode and intensity of the exercise bout.
4 hours and renal clearance was approximately 350 mL/min.
 
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