FIGURE 2. Overview of kidney cell types. Abbreviations: PCT, proximal convoluted tubule; PST, Proximal straight tubule; DTL, descending thin limb of loop of Henle; ATL, ascending thin limb of loop of ...

Phosphorus is one of the most abundant minerals in the human body and is required, in association with calcium, to maintain bone integrity and mineralization. The maintenance of intracellular and ...

The kidneys use a two-part process to filter blood. Each kidney contains a million individual tiny clusters of cells called nephrons, which are themselves made up of a glomerulus and tubule. First, ...

Objective: To investigate the correlation between vibration sensory threshold (VPT) and renal function, including glomerulus and renal tubule, in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods ...

The cells look abnormal under the microscope. But they are only in the small tubes inside the testicle (the seminiferous tubules). It hasn’t spread into other parts of the testicle. It isn't cancer ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009;66(7):642-648. Mean ± S.D. 51.3 ± 12.5 43.6 ± 12.4 48.4 ± 12.9 Median (range) 52.0 (29.0-74.0) 47.5 (21.0-65.0) 48.5 (21.0-74.0) Mean ± S.D. 0.8 ± 0.3 0.9 ± 0.2 ...