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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 three layers: the endothelial cells of the capillary wall, its basement membrane, and between the p
A nephron is the tiny filtering unit that makes up your kidney, consisting of a bundle of blood vessels called a glomerulus nestled in a cup-shaped structure, along with a connected tubule made of specialized cells. These microscopic units matter because they filter your blood—with roughly 1 to 1.5 million nephrons in each kidney, they work together to remove waste and help regulate what your body keeps and gets rid of.
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Key facts
- Anatomy.Name
- Nephron
- Anatomy.Image
- Kidney Nephron.svg
- Anatomy.Caption
- Diagram (left) of a long juxtamedullary nephron and (right) of a short cortical nephron. The left nephron is labelled with six named nephron segments. Collecting duct is the last part of the nephron.
- Anatomy.Width
- 240
- Anatomy.Precursor
- Metanephric blastema (intermediate mesoderm)
- Anatomy.System
- Urinary system
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Research
104,356 papers- Nephron organoids derived from human pluripotent stem cells model kidney development and injury.Nature biotechnology · 2015Morizane R, Lam AQ, Freedman BS et al.DOI: 10.1038/nbt.3392
- Kidney Nephron Determination.ReviewAnnual review of cell and developmental biology · 2018Oxburgh LDOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-100616-060647
- Nephron overload as a therapeutic target to maximize kidney lifespan.ReviewNature reviews. Nephrology · 2022Luyckx VA, Rule AD, Tuttle KR et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41581-021-00510-7
- Nephron progenitor cell commitment: Striking the right balance.ReviewSeminars in cell & developmental biology · 2019O'Brien LLDOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2018.07.017
- Human nephron number, hypertension, and renal pathology.ReviewAnatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · 2020Kanzaki G, Tsuboi N, Shimizu A et al.DOI: 10.1002/ar.24302
- Nephron induction.ReviewNephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association · 2002Sariola HDOI: 10.1093/ndt/17.suppl_9.88
- Metabolic requirements of the nephron.ReviewPediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2020Cargill K, Sims-Lucas SDOI: 10.1007/s00467-018-4157-2
- Dissecting nephron morphogenesis using kidney organoids from human pluripotent stem cells.ReviewCurrent opinion in genetics & development · 2022Garreta E, Nauryzgaliyeva Z, Marco A et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2021.10.002
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- Part of
- kidney
- Has part
- kidney tubule
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- arterial supply
- afferent arteriole
- anatomical location
- renal medulla
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- Nephron
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