Are the oxygen costs of kidney function highly regulated?

aNephrology-Hypertension, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego & Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA, and bDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Correspondence to Roland C. Blantz MD, Professor and Head, Nephrology-Hypertension, University of California, San Diego & Veteran Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive (111-H), San Diego, CA 92161, USA Tel: +1 858 552 7528; fax: +1 858 552 7549; e-mail: [email protected] Abbreviations NMDA: N-methyl-D-aspartate NOS: nitric oxide synthase