afferent
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These again split to form arcuate arteries, from which cortical radiate arteries radiate out and branch into many afferent arterioles that enter the capillaries supplying the nephrons.
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About 90 percent of the afferent neurons carry information from inner hair cells, with each hair cell synapsing with 10 or so neurons.
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They constrict the afferent arterioles, causing the flow of blood into the nephrons to stop.
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Once the afferent arterioles are constricted, blood flow into the nephrons stops.
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It is the latter or afferent function with which we are now concerned.
From Second Sight A study of Natural and Induced Clairvoyance by Sepharial
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