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efferent

[ef-er-uhnt] / ˈɛf ər ənt /


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It constricts the efferent arterioles, causing the flow of blood into the nephrons to stop.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

They constrict the efferent arterioles, causing the flow of blood into the nephrons to stop.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

They also diminish GFR by damaging the podocytes and by potently vasoconstricting both the afferent and efferent arterioles.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The glomerulus is a high-pressure capillary bed between afferent and efferent arterioles.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The gas didn't exactly induce suspended animation, but it paralyzed efferent nerves and slowed the overall metabolism to a point where a man could live for weeks on one lungful of air.

From Duel on Syrtis by Anderson, Poul William