Abstract
The fetal kidney does not carry excretory responsibilities. Urine formation is however present from the 9–12th week of gestation, and increases progressively throughout gestation to reach 28 ml/h shortly before birth (Fig.1) Fetal urine is the major constituent of amniotic fluid.
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- Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Premature Infant
- Newborn Infant
- Premature Neonate
- Effective Renal Plasma Flow
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Guignard, JP. (1983). Adaptation of the Kidney to Extrauterine Life. In: Strauss, J. (eds) Neonatal Kidney and Fluid-Electrolytes. Developments in Nephrology, vol 6. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3870-3_12
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