Renal Function Tests. Analysis of blood and urine samples can be essential for the evaluation of kidney (renal) function. The following are some of the basic renal function tests. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) provides a rough measurement of the glomerular filtration rate, the rate at which blood is filtered in the kidneys. Urea is formed in the liver as an end product of protein metabolism and is carried to the kidneys for excretion.
Motown Records founded. Motown Record Company, the first large Black owned music company in America, was founded on this date in 1959. It was also the source of a variant of Black popular music that earned world wide acclaim in the 1960s. Motown was founded in Detroit by Berry Gordy, Jr., a successful rhythm-and-blues songwriter. The company enjoyed local success and scored its first nationwide hits with singles by two of its earliest musical groups, the Miraclesâ Shop Around (1960) and the Marveletteâs Please Mr. Postman (1961).
Armed with the cash, Gordy found a small Detroit photo studio that he was able to purchase. [It had] two big windows in the front, which I loved, Gordy recalls. This location became known as Hitsville USA, Motown's first headquarters. From the outset, Gordy was determined to make his record company a success. Hitsville USA was a place where hits were going to be made. Only hits. No flops, he says firmly in the video.