Human preproglucagon is a 179-amino-acid protein that is found in pancreatic A cells, in L cells in the lower GIT, and in the brain

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The GFR is determined by 

1. Net filtration pressure

2. Glomerular ultrafiltration coefficient

         

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Renal plasma clearance is the volume of plasma from which a substance is completely removed by the kidney in a given amount of time (usually minutes).

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GFR is measured by the clearance of a glomerular marker.

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The ideal glomerular marker is inulin.

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The clearance of inulin equals the GFR.

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Glomerular hydrostatic pressure is determined by three variables: 

1. Arterial pressure

2. Afferent arteriolar resistance

3. Efferent arteriolar resistance