20.5k views
4 votes
Complete each sentence to show your understanding about the major mechanisms by which a decrease in body na+ elicits a compensatory change in gfr.

User Alex Klock
by
8.3k points

1 Answer

3 votes

A decrease in the sodium ions in the blood results to an increased release of aldosterone and angiotensin II hormone. These hormone open up the porins of the proximal tubules and loop of henle of the nephron for increased rate of re-absorption of sodium ions.

User Benny Skogberg
by
8.3k points