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Kidney Glomerulus

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Definition: A cluster of convoluted capillaries beginning at each nephric tubule in the kidney and held together by connective tissue.     
See Also Glomerular Filtration Rate; Renal Blood Flow, Effective; Renal Plasma Flow, Effective
Examples Glomerular Filtration Barrier; Juxtaglomerular Apparatus; Mesangial Cells 		Other names Glomerulus, Kidney
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
antiglomerular basement membrane antibody  0   *Autoantibodies Basement Membrane Kidney Glomerulus. Kidney Int 1987;31(1):8
nephritis antigen, GP 90, mouse  0   *Antigens, Surface Autoantigens Kidney Glomerulus/immunology. Virchows Arch (A) 1986;408(5):541
glomerulopressin  39372-38-8   *Glucuronates Hormones Kidney Glomerulus. Horm Metab Res 1979;11(9):513; Hormone Metab Res 9(1):46;1977

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