fibers, or neurons. Glomerulus is the diminutive of the Latin glomus, meaning "ball of yarn". Glomerulus may refer to: Glomerulus (kidney), the filtering... 704 bytes (118 words) - 20:09, 13 February 2024 |
Nephron (redirect from Kidney tubules) of the kidney. It is composed of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule. The renal corpuscle consists of a tuft of capillaries called a glomerulus and a... 24 KB (2,803 words) - 07:32, 26 April 2024 |
Renal corpuscle (redirect from Kidney corpuscle) renal corpuscle is composed of two structures, the glomerulus and the Bowman's capsule. The glomerulus is a small tuft of capillaries containing two cell... 5 KB (579 words) - 17:38, 31 December 2023 |
Bowman's capsule (category Kidney anatomy) of a nephron in the mammalian kidney that performs the first step in the filtration of blood to form urine. A glomerulus is enclosed in the sac. Fluids... 8 KB (882 words) - 16:59, 28 December 2023 |
disease include deposition of the Immunoglobulin A antibodies in the glomerulus, administration of analgesics, xanthine oxidase deficiency, toxicity of... 22 KB (2,488 words) - 21:39, 13 April 2024 |
Podocyte (redirect from Kidney glomerulus podocyte) Podocytes are cells in Bowman's capsule in the kidneys that wrap around capillaries of the glomerulus. Podocytes make up the epithelial lining of Bowman's... 17 KB (1,781 words) - 08:50, 19 March 2024 |
Kidney development, or nephrogenesis, describes the embryologic origins of the kidney, a major organ in the urinary system. This article covers a 3 part... 5 KB (716 words) - 18:16, 1 February 2024 |
Juxtaglomerular apparatus (category Kidney anatomy) mesangial cells The juxtaglomerular apparatus is part of the kidney nephron, next to the glomerulus. It is found between afferent arteriole and the thick ascending... 7 KB (763 words) - 17:16, 31 December 2023 |
with an external glomerulus or glomus. The typical pronephric nephron is non-integrated, and the wastes are filtered through the glomerulus or glomus directly... 48 KB (5,357 words) - 20:06, 1 May 2024 |
Glomerulonephritis (category Kidney diseases) Glomerulonephritis refers to an inflammation of the glomerulus, which is the unit involved in filtration in the kidney. This inflammation typically results in one... 21 KB (2,146 words) - 20:10, 12 January 2024 |
place in the kidneys when the blood enters the kidneys and the larger substances are separated from the smaller ones in the glomerulus. The two main... 47 KB (5,495 words) - 21:52, 16 April 2024 |
Renal physiology (redirect from Kidney physiology) nephrons, the functional units of the kidney. Each nephron begins in a renal corpuscle, which is composed of a glomerulus enclosed in a Bowman's capsule. Cells... 22 KB (1,917 words) - 17:07, 31 December 2023 |
Nephritic syndrome (category Syndromes affecting the kidneys) comprising signs of nephritis, which is kidney disease involving inflammation. It often occurs in the glomerulus, where it is called glomerulonephritis... 37 KB (4,027 words) - 05:46, 19 April 2024 |
Mesangial cells are specialised cells in the kidney that make up the mesangium of the glomerulus. Together with the mesangial matrix, they form the vascular... 14 KB (1,601 words) - 02:15, 3 December 2023 |
adherens junction proteins and CASK in podocytes and in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells expressing nephrin". Am. J. Pathol. 165 (3): 923–36. doi:10... 11 KB (1,352 words) - 07:01, 2 May 2023 |
Renal medulla (redirect from Kidney medulla) interlobular arteries, and these finally reach the glomeruli. At the glomerulus the blood reaches a highly disfavourable pressure gradient and a large... 9 KB (1,080 words) - 17:37, 23 February 2024 |
Renal circulation (redirect from Segmental arteries of kidney) vein exiting the kidney for transfusion for blood. The table below shows the path that blood takes when it travels through the glomerulus, traveling "down"... 5 KB (450 words) - 18:55, 31 December 2023 |
Lupus nephritis (category Kidney diseases) risk of progression to end stage kidney disease and higher risk of concurrent cardiovascular disease. Glomerulus (kidney) Ponticelli, C.; Moroni, G. (2005-01-01)... 18 KB (1,429 words) - 00:29, 3 January 2024 |
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Efferent arteriole (category Kidney anatomy) from the glomerulus. The efferent arterioles form a convergence of the capillaries of the glomerulus, and carry blood away from the glomerulus that has... 5 KB (518 words) - 17:59, 31 December 2023 |
Interlobular arteries (redirect from Interlobular arteries of kidney) afferent arterioles, then, enter Bowman's capsule and end in the glomerulus. From each glomerulus, the corresponding efferent arteriole arises and then exits... 3 KB (280 words) - 19:07, 31 December 2023 |