Anatomy

Kidney Glomerulus

A cluster of convoluted capillaries beginning at each nephric tubule in the kidney and held together by connective tissue.

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A cluster of convoluted capillaries beginning at each nephric tubule in the kidney and held together by connective tissue.

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  • Glomerulus, Kidney

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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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  1. A05w.810w.453w.324w.359w
  2. A05w.810w.453w.736w.520w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Kidney Glomerulus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007678. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007678
  2. Kidney Glomerulus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glomerulus_(kidney)
  3. Kidney Glomerulus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q909882