Light micrograph showing renal corpuscle development in a human foetal kidney. During kidney development, there is a clear maturation gradient, with a peripheral immature nephrogenic zone (showing comma and S-shaped bodies) and deeper renal corpuscles in a more advanced stage of development.

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