Nephron
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nephron-187-6757621
title:
Nephron
text:
The nephron is the minute or microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney. It is composed of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule. The renal corpuscle consists of a tuft of capillaries called a glomerulus and a cup-shaped structure called Bowman's capsule. The renal tubule extends from the capsule. The capsule and tubule are connected and are composed of epithelial cells with a lumen. A healthy adult has 1 to 1.5 million nephrons in each kidney. Blood is filtered as it passes through
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephron
date created:
2003-04-24T03:34:28Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T10:11:04Z
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