This image shows a reconstitution of nephron structures by propagated nephron progenitors derived from human iPS cells. Yellow arrowheads: glomeruli, Black arrowheads: renal tubules. Scale bar: 20 ...

The kidney is a major site of organ ... to the glomerulus or more distal parts of the nephron may also cause secondary injury to proximal tubules. Detection of proximal tubule injury might thus ...

Each kidney contains over one million microscopic filtering units called nephrons. Each nephron is made of a tubule and is responsible for 'cleaning' the blood by removing urea and excess water ...

Unfortunately, kidneys struggle in the modern world ... which the team believes may constitute one of the signals for nephron ...

Kidney disease affects ~850 million ... replacing damaged cells in tubules and glomeruli and regenerating new nephron structures (Fig. 1). The cells also localize in the interstitium, reducing ...

are drugs that act directly on the kidneys to promote diuresis (urine flow) by inhibiting the sodium/chloride cotransporter ...

continue along the nephron tubule to the collecting ducts as urine. This eventually passes down to the bladder. In carrying out these processes, the kidney is able to fulfil its functions of ...