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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
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
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