renal cortex

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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
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These findings open up new possibilities for the bedside assessment of renal microcirculation in ICU patients; CEUS parameters could be alternative indexes of tissue perfusion other than common parameters.[4] Renal cortical necrosis (RCN) is an uncommon irreversible renal lesion with poor outcome characterized by patchy or diffuse ischemic necrosis of renal cortex; causes of RCN include sepsis, extensive burns, pancreatitis, and diabetic ketoacidosis.
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography: A Promising Method for Blood Flow and Perfusion Evaluation in Critically Ill Patients
Interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy were mild, involving less than 20% of the renal cortex. Direct immunofluorescence study showed mild (1+) mesangial IgA and complement C3 (Figures 2(c) and 2(d)).
Rifampicin in Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections: Acute Kidney Injury with Hemoglobin Casts
In the present study, both NOX4 mRNA and protein were overexpressed in the diabetic renal cortex and TGF-[beta]1-treated HK-2 cells, indicating that NOX4 is fully activated in the diabetic kidney.
Early Growth Response 1 (Egr1) Is a Transcriptional Activator of NOX4 in Oxidative Stress of Diabetic Kidney Disease
Caption: Figure 1: Computed tomography with contrast (CT) coronal image demonstrates a heterogeneously enhancing hypodense right renal mid pole mass (red arrow) occupying the renal cortex and renal pelvis with mild surrounding fat stranding.
Sarcomatoid Variant of Urothelial Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis with Inferior Vena Cava Tumour Thrombus: A Case Report and Literature Review
In high-grade renal trauma, the kidney can have major lacerations that extend through the renal cortex, medulla, and collecting system, with or without vascular injuries.
Concurrent use of endourological and radiologic methods in the management of high-grade renal trauma
(3-5) Small granulomas form in the renal cortex bilaterally, adjacent to the glomeruli.
Renal tuberculosis in progressive stage in a patient presenting with recurrent dysuria, haematuria and fever: evaluation through CT intravenous urography: a case report
Sections were taken from three different regions of renal cortex for each rabbit.
DETERMINATION OF THE EFFECTS OF LEVOFLOXACIN ON GENTAMICIN INDUCED NEPHROTOXICITY IN RABBITS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
(14) showed that treatment with PPG attenuates gentamicin-provoked effects such as macrophage infiltration in the renal cortex and interstitial lesions in renal tubules.
Hydrogen sulfide in posthemorrhagic shock mesenteric lymph drainage alleviates kidney injury in rats
Key words: Antimony Renal cortex Glomeruli Rabbits Bovine Serum.
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF ANTIMONY INDUCED RENAL TOXICITY IN RABBITS
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