Anatomy

Kidney Cortex

The outer zone of the KIDNEY, beneath the capsule, consisting of KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; KIDNEY TUBULES, DISTAL; and KIDNEY TUBULES, PROXIMAL.

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Abstract

The outer zone of the KIDNEY, beneath the capsule, consisting of KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; KIDNEY TUBULES, DISTAL; and KIDNEY TUBULES, PROXIMAL.

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  • Cortex, Kidney

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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74(73)

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Previous Indexing

  • Kidney (1966-1972)

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  1. A05w.810w.453w.324w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Kidney Cortex. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007672. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007672
  2. Kidney Cortex. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renal_cortex
  3. Kidney Cortex. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2307492