Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,906,544,726 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

renal cortex
(redirected from Kidney cortex)

   Also found in: Medical, Wikipedia 0.03 sec.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.renal cortex - the cortex of the kidney containing the glomeruli and the convoluted tubules
kidney - either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine; "urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder"
cortex - the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
8 [micro]g/g creatinine), corresponding to approximately 20 [micro]g cadmium/g kidney cortex.
Summary Generation of oxygen free radicals in kidney cortex plays an important role in the pathogenesis of gentamicin (GM) nephrotoxicity, and the leaf extract of the medicinal plant Rhazya stricta has been shown to have an anti-oxidant action in rats.
Relationships between nonoccupational cadmium exposure and expression of nine cytochrome P450 forms in human liver and kidney cortex samples.
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.