Biology A-Level
Blood markers of kidney function
What Blood markers of kidney function means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Urea and creatinine concentrations in blood indicate how well the kidneys are filtering, since poor filtration allows these waste products to accumulate.
Topics that use Blood markers of kidney function
- Excretion as an example of homeostatic control (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- ADH
- Aquaporins
- Deamination and urea
- Dialysis versus transplant as treatments
- Excretion
- Filtration and reabsorption in the nephron
- Homeostasis and the internal environment
- Hormone detection in urine
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