Kidney

Kidney stones are a relatively common and particularly painful disorder.
Pyelonephritis is infection of the kidneys and is frequently caused by complication of a urinary tract infection.
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Kidneys viewed from behind with spine removed
The kidneys are bean-shaped excretory organs in vertebrates. Part of the urinary system, the kidneys filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them, along with water, as urine.
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The Kidney
The human kidneys:
are two bean-shaped organs, one on each side of the backbone.
Represent about 0.5% of the total weight of the body,
but receive 20-25% of the total arterial blood pumped by the heart.
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Chapter 5
Defective kidney anion-exchanger 1 (AE1, Band 3) trafficking in dominant distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA)
Ashley M. Toye1
Department of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, U.K.
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kidney stones Crystallized deposits of excess wastes such as uric acid, calcium, and magnesium that may form in the kidney.
killer T cells See cytoxic T cells.
kilocalorie The energy needed to heat 1000 grams of water from 14.5 to 15.5 degrees C.
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kidney
In vertebrates, the organ that regulates the balance of water and solutes in the blood and the excretion of nitrogenous wastes in the form of urine.
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Find Kidney Disease Gene
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Renal ren = kidney.
renette An excretory structure found in some worms.
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Disease of the kidneys caused by damage to the small blood vessels or to the units in the kidneys that clean the blood.
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[L. renes - the kidneys; L. corpusculum - a body]. The filtration unit found in the cortex of the kidneys and made up of Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus.
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Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) -- a group of conditions characterized by fluid filled sacs that slowly develop in both kidneys, eventually resulting in kidney malfunction.
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military had reported that bin Laden suffered from a kidney disorder requiring him to have access to advanced medical facilities, possibly kidney dialysis.
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So a kidney cell has a different proteome from a brain cell: to carry out their function, they express different proteins.
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An endocrine gland located adjacent to the kidney in mammals; composed of two glandular portions: an outer cortex, which responds to endocrine signals in reacting to stress and effecting salt and water balance, and a central medulla, ...
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blood vessels (veins) carrying blood from the posterior part of the body to the kidneys. Oxygenated blood is carried to the kidneys by the renal arteries
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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renal arteries: arteries in which blood enters the kidney.
renal veins: veins in which blood exits the kidney.
responsiveness: the ability of living things to respond to stimuli in the external environment.
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AdrenalGlands endocrine glands which are located on top of the kidneys and which secrete hormones such as cortisone and adrenaline (epinephrine)
(ad- = to toward; renal = kidney) ...
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Cells in the vertebrate kidney reabsorb sodium ions from urine.
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These tumors are almost always benign, but they can cause the glands to become overactive and secrete abnormal levels of hormones. Those abnormal secretions, in turn, can cause a variety of medical problems, ranging from kidney stones and fatigue to ...
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of genetic defects which cause the same disease, which may be the mutations at different positions on the same gene, a finding common to many human diseases (including Alzheimer's disease, cystic fibrosis, lipoprotein lipase and polycystic kidney ...
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