Normal glomerulus of the Kidney

Normal Glomerular Capillary Loops
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Normal Glomerular Capillary Loops

•The photomicrograph shows several normal glomerular capillary loops.
•The capillary lumens are labeled (C).
•The capillary vascular space is bound by the capillary loop wall which is composed of endothelial cell, glomerular basement membrane and visceral epithelial cell.
•The urinary space (US) is on the opposite side of the wall from the vascular space.

(Description By:H. Yamase, M.D. )

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Normal Glomerulus

Etiology

•Not applicable.

Pathogenesis

•Not applicable.,

Epidemiology

•Not applicable.

General Gross Description

•Not applicable.

General Microscopic Description

•The student is referred to: Wheater s Functional Histology a Text and Colour Atlas, Burkitt HG, Young B and Heath JW, Churchill Livingstone Publisher, 1993.

Clinical Correlation

•Not applicable.

References

•Wheater s Functional Histology a Text and Colour Atlas, Burkitt HG, Young B and Heath JW, Churchill Livingstone Publisher, 1993.

Normal Glomerulus

Synopsis by: Harold Yamase M.D. (T71200M00100)[463]

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