Glomerular Filtration Rate

"Glomerular Filtration Rate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The volume of water filtered out of plasma through glomerular capillary walls into Bowman's capsules per unit of time. It is considered to be equivalent to INULIN clearance.

Descriptor ID	D005919
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.390.400.300 G08.852.357
Concept/Terms	Glomerular Filtration Rate Glomerular Filtration Rate Filtration Rate, Glomerular Filtration Rates, Glomerular Glomerular Filtration Rates Rate, Glomerular Filtration Rates, Glomerular Filtration

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Diagnostic Techniques, Urological [E01.370.390]
Kidney Function Tests [E01.370.390.400]
Glomerular Filtration Rate [E01.370.390.400.300]
Biological Sciences [G]
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena [G08]
Urinary Tract Physiological Phenomena [G08.852]
Glomerular Filtration Rate [G08.852.357]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1997	0	2	2
1998	0	1	1
2000	1	0	1
2001	0	1	1
2003	0	2	2
2005	0	4	4
2006	0	2	2
2007	1	2	3
2008	1	2	3
2009	2	2	4
2010	0	2	2
2011	1	3	4
2012	3	6	9
2013	0	6	6
2014	2	6	8
2015	3	4	7
2016	1	8	9
2017	2	1	3
2018	2	4	6
2019	2	3	5
2020	0	3	3
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	3	3
2024	3	1	4
2025	1	2	3

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Cheng RK, Roberts MB, Bansal N, Reding K, Salahuddin T, Mamas M, LaMonte M, Shadyab AH, Franceschini N, Klein L, Manson JE, Eaton CB. Association of Kidney Function With Incident Heart Failure: An Analysis of the Women's Health Initiative. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 03 04; 14(5):e037051.

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Anderson WA, Domingo-Relloso A, Galvez-Fernandez M, Schilling K, Glabonjat RA, Basu A, Nigra AE, Gutierrez OM, Scherzer R, Goldsmith J, Sarnak MJ, Bonventre JV, Kimmel PL, Vasan RS, Ix JH, Shlipak MG, Navas-Acien A. Uranium exposure and kidney tubule biomarkers in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Environ Res. 2025 Apr 15; 271:121060.

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Gurram S, Egan J, Antony M, Ahdoot MA, Yerram NK, Lebastchi AH, Chalfin HJ, Gomella PT, Bratslavsky G, Metwalli AR, Linehan WM, Ball MW. Renal Function After Partial Nephrectomy: A Comparative Analysis of Warm, Cold, and No Ischemia Methods. Urol Pract. 2025 05; 12(3):325-334.

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Antony MB, Kozel Z, Gopal N, Loebach L, Metwalli AR, Gurram S, Linehan WM, Ball MW. Cumulative Impact of Serial Partial Nephrectomy for the Treatment of Recurrent Renal Masses. J Urol. 2024 09; 212(3):431-440.

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Morales-Alvarez MC, Nissaisorakarn V, Appel LJ, Miller ER, Christenson RH, Rebuck H, Rosas SE, William JH, Juraschek SP. Effects of Reduced Dietary Sodium and the DASH Diet on GFR: The DASH-Sodium Trial. Kidney360. 2024 04 01; 5(4):569-576.

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Pietersen PI, Stougaard S, Keeley FX, Lagerveld B, Breen D, King A, Nielsen TK, van Strijen M, Garnon J, Alcorn D, de Kerviler E, Zondervan P, Wah TM, Junker T, Graumann O. Renal Function After CT-Guided Cryoablation of Small Renal Tumours in Patients with Solitary Kidney: An Analysis of European Multinational Prospective EuRECA Registry. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2024 May; 47(5):583-589.

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Emmons BR, Adler JT, Sandoval PR, King KL, Yu M, Cron DC, Mohan S, Ratner LE, Husain SA. Association between donor kidney cysts and donor and recipient outcomes after living donor kidney transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2024 01; 38(1):e15242.

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Emmons BR, Batal I, King KL, Yu M, Canetta PA, Sandoval PR, Mohan S, Tsapepas D, Adler JT, Ratner LE, Husain SA. Association of Implantation Biopsy Findings in Living Donor Kidneys With Donor and Recipient Outcomes. Am J Kidney Dis. 2024 03; 83(3):306-317.

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Ahmed S, Yaqub S, Siddiqui A, Jafri L. An Evaluation of the new 2021 Creatinine-Based Equation for Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) in Pakistanis. Clin Lab. 2023 Aug 01; 69(8).

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Bacha F, El Ghormli L, Braffett BH, Shah AS, Marcovina SM, Levitt Katz LE, Willi SM, Caprio S, Dhaliwal R, Gidding SS. Candidate biomarkers as predictors of future kidney disease and cardiovascular dysfunction in adolescents with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2023 May; 199:110671.

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