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Kidney

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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  • average weight of an adult kidney is 150 g
  • contains 1 million or more glomeruli
  • 20% of resting cardiac output is directed to the kidneys
  • glomerular filtration is about 180 litres/day. About 99% of the filtrate is absorbed

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