Comparison of structural and functional features in human and mouse kidneys.

Data for body and kidney weights (BW & KW), glomerular filtration rate (GFR), number of nephrons (for both kidneys), urine volume (or water excretion) and sodium intake are commonly accepted values for humans. For mice, KW and GFR are from [10]; the GFR is calculated by multiplying the single nephron GFR of 10 nl/min [27] by the number of nephrons; water and sodium intake are unpublished data from our laboratory.