Azotemia occurs
when nephrons decline and non-protein nitrogenous compounds build up, impairing the kidney's ability to filter and eliminate waste.
Not exact matches
They went on to show that the cells —
when moved to new conditions — could then be coaxed to develop into functional
nephron - like structures both in the lab or
when transplanted into animals.
When 2/3 of the
nephrons have been lost the pet is no longer able to conserve water and the pet passes larger amounts of dilute urine.
When the pet is young and healthy not all
nephrons are working all of the time; some
nephrons are held in reserve.
When there are no extra
nephrons remaining and kidney damage continues the pet will start showing signs of CKD.
But
when too many
nephrons stop working, your cat's kidneys become unable to filter blood and move waste products from the blood into the urine.
When a significant number of
nephrons have been damaged, the kidneys lose function.