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Nephron

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.

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FMA
17640
MeSH
D009399
Precursor
Metanephric blastema (intermediate mesoderm)
System
Urinary system

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Nephron

Nodes118
Edges117
Triples48
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016949
Components1

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Nephron

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related to Juxtaglomerular apparatus · 9
Nephron → A-1, ACE, It, JGA, RAAS, RAS, The, The JGA, This
related to Additional images · 8
Nephron → Although, Bowman's, Distribution, Endothelial, Glomerular, Glomerulus, Kidney, Podocytes
related to Collecting duct system · 6
Nephron → As, Because, Each, Henle's, Instead, The
related to Difference in Length of Nephrons · 5
Nephron → Also, Cortical, Henle, Juxtamedullary, These
related to Clinical significance · 4
Nephron → Diseases, Glomerular, IgA, Patients
is a · 3
Nephron → functional unit of the kidney, minute or microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney, nephron whose renal corpuscle is near the medulla
related to Connecting tubule · 3
Nephron → Distal, This, Water
related to Functions · 2
Nephron → The, These
related to Proximal tubule · 2
Nephron → Fluid, The
related to Structure · 2
Nephron → The, This

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renal tubule water blood glomerulus capsule collecting cells urine filtrate capillaries convoluted distal loop henle nephrons corpuscle duct fluid glomerular

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NephronFMA176401.00infobox
NephronMeSHD0093991.00infobox
NephronPrecursorMetanephric blastema (intermediate mesoderm)1.00infobox
NephronSystemUrinary system1.00infobox
Nephronis aminute or microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney0.90text
Nephronis afunctional unit of the kidney0.90text
Nephronis anephron whose renal corpuscle is near the medulla0.90text
Nephronrelated to Additional imagesDistribution0.60section
Nephronrelated to Additional imagesAlthough0.60section
Nephronrelated to Additional imagesGlomerulus0.60section
Nephronrelated to Additional imagesBowman's0.60section
Nephronrelated to Additional imagesKidney0.60section

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