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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI102834

THE EFFECTS OF VENOUS CONGESTION OF THE LIMBS UPON RENAL CLEARANCES AND THE EXCRETION OF WATER AND SALT. I. STUDIES IN NORMAL SUBJECTS AND IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS BEFORE AND AFTER SPLANCHNICECTOMY

Robert W. Wilkins, Clarence M. Tinsley, James W. Culbertson, Belton A. Burrows, Walter E. Judson, and Charles H. Burnett

Robert Dawson Evans Memorial Department of Clinical Research and Preventive Medicine, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals, Boston, Mass.

Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.

3

Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine.

4

Formerly Research Fellow in Medicine, Evans Memmorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant in Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine. Present Address: Stanford University School of Medicine, San Francisco, California.

5

Formerly Public Health Service Special Research Fellow of the National Heart Institute, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Instructor in Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine. Present Address: University Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa.

6

Associate Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Associate Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine.

7

Assistant Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine.

8

Formerly Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine. Present Address: University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

1

Presented in part at the Forty-First Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, May 2, 1949 (1).

2

This investigation was supported in part by a grant from the National Heart Institute of the National Institutes of Health, U. S. P. H. S.

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Robert Dawson Evans Memorial Department of Clinical Research and Preventive Medicine, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals, Boston, Mass.

Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.

3

Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine.

4

Formerly Research Fellow in Medicine, Evans Memmorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant in Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine. Present Address: Stanford University School of Medicine, San Francisco, California.

5

Formerly Public Health Service Special Research Fellow of the National Heart Institute, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Instructor in Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine. Present Address: University Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa.

6

Associate Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Associate Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine.

7

Assistant Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine.

8

Formerly Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine. Present Address: University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

1

Presented in part at the Forty-First Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, May 2, 1949 (1).

2

This investigation was supported in part by a grant from the National Heart Institute of the National Institutes of Health, U. S. P. H. S.

Find articles by Tinsley, C. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Robert Dawson Evans Memorial Department of Clinical Research and Preventive Medicine, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals, Boston, Mass.

Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.

3

Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine.

4

Formerly Research Fellow in Medicine, Evans Memmorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant in Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine. Present Address: Stanford University School of Medicine, San Francisco, California.

5

Formerly Public Health Service Special Research Fellow of the National Heart Institute, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Instructor in Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine. Present Address: University Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa.

6

Associate Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Associate Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine.

7

Assistant Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine.

8

Formerly Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine. Present Address: University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

1

Presented in part at the Forty-First Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, May 2, 1949 (1).

2

This investigation was supported in part by a grant from the National Heart Institute of the National Institutes of Health, U. S. P. H. S.

Find articles by Culbertson, J. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Robert Dawson Evans Memorial Department of Clinical Research and Preventive Medicine, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals, Boston, Mass.

Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.

3

Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine.

4

Formerly Research Fellow in Medicine, Evans Memmorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant in Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine. Present Address: Stanford University School of Medicine, San Francisco, California.

5

Formerly Public Health Service Special Research Fellow of the National Heart Institute, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Instructor in Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine. Present Address: University Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa.

6

Associate Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Associate Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine.

7

Assistant Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine.

8

Formerly Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine. Present Address: University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

1

Presented in part at the Forty-First Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, May 2, 1949 (1).

2

This investigation was supported in part by a grant from the National Heart Institute of the National Institutes of Health, U. S. P. H. S.

Find articles by Burrows, B. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Robert Dawson Evans Memorial Department of Clinical Research and Preventive Medicine, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals, Boston, Mass.

Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.

3

Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine.

4

Formerly Research Fellow in Medicine, Evans Memmorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant in Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine. Present Address: Stanford University School of Medicine, San Francisco, California.

5

Formerly Public Health Service Special Research Fellow of the National Heart Institute, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Instructor in Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine. Present Address: University Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa.

6

Associate Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Associate Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine.

7

Assistant Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine.

8

Formerly Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine. Present Address: University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

1

Presented in part at the Forty-First Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, May 2, 1949 (1).

2

This investigation was supported in part by a grant from the National Heart Institute of the National Institutes of Health, U. S. P. H. S.

Find articles by Judson, W. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Robert Dawson Evans Memorial Department of Clinical Research and Preventive Medicine, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals, Boston, Mass.

Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.

3

Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine.

4

Formerly Research Fellow in Medicine, Evans Memmorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant in Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine. Present Address: Stanford University School of Medicine, San Francisco, California.

5

Formerly Public Health Service Special Research Fellow of the National Heart Institute, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Instructor in Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine. Present Address: University Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa.

6

Associate Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Associate Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine.

7

Assistant Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine.

8

Formerly Member, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Visiting Physician, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals; Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine. Present Address: University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

1

Presented in part at the Forty-First Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, May 2, 1949 (1).

2

This investigation was supported in part by a grant from the National Heart Institute of the National Institutes of Health, U. S. P. H. S.

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Published November 1, 1953 - More info

Published in Volume 32, Issue 11 on November 1, 1953
J Clin Invest. 1953;32(11):1101–1116. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI102834.
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