ISSN:
0003-276X
Keywords:
Life and Medical Sciences
;
Cell & Developmental Biology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Renal vascular tubular relationships were studied in the marsupial Isoodon obesulus (the common brown bandicoot). The microcirculation was filled with colored silicone rubber by intra-arterial injection of the intact kidney. Nephrons were defined by the injection of silicone rubber of a contrasting color into the space of Bowman's capsule in thick, cleared slices of renal tissue. The details of the vascular tubular relationship in this marsupial are strikingly similar to relationships previously described in true mammalian kidneys. An unusual feature is a wide (600μ) glomerulus-free zone at the outer cortex. This zone contains the proximal and distal convoluted tubules of the most superficial cortical nephrons and is perfused by efferent vessels from glomeruli in superficial strata of the cortex.
Additional Material:
15 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.1092030105
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