Nephron
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nephron is the basic structural and functional unit of ... is needed and excreting the rest as urine. A
nephron ...
nephron n. Any of the numerous filtering units of the ...
Loop of Henle
... In the kidney, the loop of Henle is the portion of the
nephron that leads from the proximal convoluted tubule to the distal ... long, U-shaped portion of the tubule that conducts urine within each
nephron of the kidney of reptiles, birds, and mammals. The principal ...
Blastema
... ... The metanephric blastema differentiates into collecting system and
nephron epithelia in vitro. ... Information about blastema in the free ... . ... The metanephric blastema forms the proximal components of the
nephron from the ... Blastema ' carries hidden implications, some of which ...
Proximal
... proximal " and "distal" can be used as relative terms to ... The proximal tubule is the portion of the duct system of the
nephron leading from Bowman's capsule to the loop of Henle. Proximal tubule Proximal Convoluted Tubule Scheme of renal tubule and its ...
Glomerulus
... Unlike most other capillary beds, ... The Bowman's capsule is a cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a
nephron in the mammalian kidney. A glomerulus is enclosed in the sac. Fluids from blood in the glomerulus are collected in the Bowman's capsule ...