Biology A-Level
Dialysis versus transplant as treatments
What Dialysis versus transplant as treatments means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Dialysis versus transplant as treatments
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Dialysis removes waste by diffusion down a concentration gradient across a partially permeable membrane, while a transplant replaces filtration and reabsorption and needs immunosuppression.
Topics that use Dialysis versus transplant as treatments
- Excretion as an example of homeostatic control (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- ADH
- Aquaporins
- Blood markers of kidney function
- Deamination and urea
- Excretion
- Filtration and reabsorption in the nephron
- Homeostasis and the internal environment
- Hormone detection in urine
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