renal corpuscle

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renal corpuscle

n.
The part of a nephron that includes the glomerulus and associated Bowman's capsule. Also called Malpighian body, Malpighian corpuscle.
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Noun1.renal corpuscle - the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephronrenal corpuscle - the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron
malpighian body, malpighian corpuscle
nephron, uriniferous tubule - any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
Bowman's capsule, capsula glomeruli, glomerular capsule - thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron
glomerulus - a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation
capsule - a structure that encloses a body part
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corpúsculo renal
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During the review microscopy we conducted the morphological analysis of structural tissular components of kidneys, after this analysis we studied the morphometrical parameters: number of corpuscles per field, pcs., size of renal corpuscle, micron, size of renal glomerulus, micron, diameter of proximal convoluted tubule, micron, diameter of opening of proximal convoluted tubule, micron, size of epithelial of renal tubules, micron2 and size of their nuclears, micron (2).
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