The Work of Kidney’s (second edition)

Examines the importance of kidneys as regulators of the body's internal environment. Unusual views of a living kidney show the selective filtering action of the glomeruli. Through unique cinephotomicrography, the actual functions of tubules, loops, and collecting ducts are observed. Describes another kidney mechanism, the anti diuretic hormone, or ADH, which regulates the amount of water retained by the body by altering the permeability to water of the nephron walls.