Bioartificial kidney under study at MCG
...f these important kidney functions. Human proximal
tubule cells are collected from kidneys obtained by the National Disease Research Interchange, a nonprofit organization that provides researchers with tissues and organs anatomically unsuitable for transplant. The cells are grown into the walls of thousand...
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Spermatogenesis
... - moving them towards the lumen of the semiferous
tubule as they develop until maturity when they are relea...e then released into the lumen of the seminiferous
tubule and travel with fluid from the testis into the epididymis for further maturation processes allowin...
Osmoregulation
...y's cortex) and flows down the proximal convoluted
tubule to a "u-turn" called the Loop of Henle (loop of the nephron) in the medulla portion of the kidney. reabsorption - most of the viscous glomerular filtrate is returned to blood vessels which surround the convoluted tubules. secretion - the remaining ...
Nephron
...and functional unit of the kidney . It is a tiny
tubule consisting of a cluster of capillaries called the ...e . Bowman's capsule leads into a long, convoluted
tubule consisting of four sections: the proximal
tubule , loop of Henle , distal
tubule , and collectin...
Kidney
...rpuscle (or Malpighian corpuscle ), and a renal
tubule that extends from the renal corpuscle. Each rena...y function . Kidney tissue The renal
tubule is continuous with Bowman's capsule. The segment that drains glomerular filtrate from the Bowman's c...
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Urine
...lure of the a-intercalated cells in the distal
tubule of the nephron to acidify the urine . Full article >>> Transition s (changes from a p urine - A or G - to the other p urine , or a pyrimidine - C or T - to the other pyrimidine ) are more likely than transversion s (change...
Renal
...lure of the a-intercalated cells in the distal
tubule of the nephron to acidify the urine . Full art...cytes ... Full article >>> renal
tubule The portion of the nephron where urine is produced. PICTURE renin An enzyme secreted by the k...
Proximal
...tibia . Full article >>> proximal
tubule The winding section of the renal
tubule where most re absorption of water, sodium, amino acids , and sugar takes place. PICTURE ... Full ...
Osmoregulation
...s, ... Full article >>> Malpighian
tubule A unique excretory organ of insects that empties into the digestive tract, removes nitrogenous wastes from the blood, and functions in osmoregulation . Covered in Lab 12 Animal Diversity II ... Full article >>>...
Nephron
...nvoluted tubules, Henle's loop, and the collecting
tubule Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology ,... and functional unit of the kidney . It is a tiny
tubule consisting of a cluster of capillaries called the glomerulus , surrounded by a hollow bulb known ...
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New Hope for Kidney Failure
...re -- or kidney failure -- occurs because of renal
tubule cell death. When the researchers examined the kidn...the high level of HGF actually protected the renal
tubule cells. These cells play an important role in the kidney's ability to produce urine. Researchers wri...
Hope for Patients With Kidney Failure
...the high level of HGF actually protected the renal
tubule cells. These cells play an important role in the k...conclude that gene delivery of HGF to the proximal
tubule may be an interesting approach in designing future strategies aimed at the treatment and prevention ...
The Exposure Of Cadmium And Its Effects On Kidneys
..., and N-acetyl-a-D-glucosaminidase--all markers of
tubule function--were available for 813 women. The researchers additionally collected data on medications taken, smoking history, lead exposure, and incidence of diabetes and hypertension to control for potential confounding factors. Cadmium concentrations...
Prestigious Wilson Award Goes To Yale Cell Biologist Joel Rosenbaum
...effective, a signal is sent to the nucleus and the
tubule cells divide—and continue to divide. PKD is, therefore, a cancer of the kidney, where cells that should not be dividing start to divide because of a defect in a signaling pathway starting at the cilium” This sensory role of primary non-motile cilia ...
Triptolide: A Potential Drug for Polycystic Kidney Disease
...owth arrest in certain cell types. Normal kidney
tubule cells have a built in switch for regulating their ...idney development, cells destined to line a kidney
tubule grow and divide until the
tubule is formed, as sensed by fluid flow in the tubule. Fluid flow bends ...
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Renal tubular acidosis
... disease , ileal bypass for obesity , or renal
tubule defects. Full article >>> Other causes of metabolic acidosis include severe dehydration -- resulting in decreased tissue perfusion (decreased blood flow), diarrhea , kidney disease (see distal renal tubular acidosis and ...
Renal
... Full article >>> renal collecting
tubule The last part of a long, twisting tube that collects urine from the nephrons (cellular structures in the kidney that filter blood and form urine ) and moves it into the renal pelvis and ureter s. Also called collecting duct . Full artic...
Nephrocalcinosis
... disease , ileal bypass for obesity , or renal
tubule defects. Full article >>>...
Acute tubular necrosis
... kidney disorder involving damage to the renal
tubule cells, resulting in acute kidney failure . Full article >>> Acute tubular necrosis Dehydration Diabetic nephropathy Eclampsia (a condition of pregnancy that includes seizures ) Glomerulonephritis Muscular dystrophy P...