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"The effect of hyaluronic acid size and concentration on branching morphogenesis and tubules differentiation in developing kidney cultu...

The kidneys, part of the urinary system, remove toxic by-products of metabolism from the bloodstream and urine from the body. They are redd...

Each kidney is covered by a thin fibrous capsule consisting mainly of dense, irregular collagenous connective tissue with occasional elast...

Video - Kidney Structure

The functional unit of the kidney is the uriniferous tubule , a highly convoluted structure that modifies the fluid passing through it to f...

Henle's loop is a U-shaped structure consisting of a thick descending limb , a thin descending limb , a thin ascending limb and a th...

"Each kidney receives 10% of the total blood volume per minute via a large branch of the abdominal aorta known as the renal artery...

The kidneys maintain a stable extracellular environment, which supports the function of all body cells. They are involved in three main proc...

Video - Function of the Nephron

Horseshoe Kidney Horseshoe kidney (also known as renal fusion) is a congenital disorder, affecting about 1 in 400 people, in which a person...

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