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glomerulus
(redirected from Glomerular capillary)

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glomerulus [glə′mər·yə·ləs]
(anatomy)
A tuft of capillary loops projecting into the lumen of a renal corpuscle.


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Stage I Stage I, which occurs soon after the onset of diabetes, is characterized by renal hypertrophy, an increased glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and an increased glomerular capillary surface area.
The thickness of the basement membranes of the Bowman's capsule and of glomerular capillary endothelium was measured at several randomly chosen points.
7-9) Kim and Jeong examined 21 cases of lupus nephritis, all of which showed diffuse granular deposition of C4d along the glomerular capillary loops.
 
 
 
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