Human foetal kidney corpuscle development, light micrograph

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Renal corpuscle development in a human foetal kidney, light micrograph. Developing renal corpuscles are seen deep in the cortex of a foetal kidney. The Bowman's capsule and uriniferous space are clearly distinguishable. Note the great cellularity of the vascular tuft, as well as the existence of a reinforcement of nuclei in the peripheral zone of the tuft, corresponding to the developing podocytes.

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Keywords: -, anatomical, anatomy, biology, body, collecting, convoluted, cortex, development, duct, foetal, glomerulus, histological, histology, human, kidney, light, medullary, micrograph, microscope, microscopic, microscopy, nephron, ray, renal, tubule, urinary