Interactions between thyroid disorders and kidney disease

Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 204 - 213
Published: Mar 1, 2012
Abstract
There are several interactions between thyroid and kidney functions in each other organ's disease states. Thyroid hormones affect renal development and physiology. Thyroid hormones have pre-renal and intrinsic renal effects by which they increase the renal blood flow and the glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Hypothyroidism is associated with reduced GFR and hyperthyroidism results in increased GFR as well as increased renin - angiotensin -...
Paper Details
Title
Interactions between thyroid disorders and kidney disease
Published Date
Mar 1, 2012
Volume
16
Issue
2
Pages
204 - 213
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