Skip to search formSkip to main contentSkip to account menu

Nephrons

Known as: nephron structure, Uriniferous Tube, Nephron 
The functional units of the kidney, consisting of the glomerulus and the attached tubule. (MeSH)
National Institutes of Health

Related topics

Related topics

23 relations
Blood supply aspectsCortical NephronCurved TubeDistal convoluted renal tubule structure

Narrower (3)

Glomerular capsule structureKidney GlomerulusUriniferous tubule

Papers overview

Semantic Scholar uses AI to extract papers important to this topic.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Double adult renal allografts: a technique for expansion of the cadaveric kidney donor pool.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
rBAT, related to L-cysteine transport, is localized to the microvilli of proximal straight tubules, and its expression is regulated in kidney by development.
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Epithelial-mesenchymal interactions regulate the stage-specific expression of a cell surface proteoglycan, syndecan, in the developing kidney.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Focal sclerosis of hypertrophied glomeruli in solitary functioning kidneys of humans.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Bilateral renal cell carcinoma and renal cell carcinoma in the solitary kidney.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
NaCl transport in mouse medullary thick ascending limbs. I. Functional nephron heterogeneity and ADH-stimulated NaCl cotransport.
We assessed the effects of antidiuretic hormone and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) analogues on transepithelial voltage… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Relation between urinary kallikrein and renal function, hypertension, and excretion of sodium and water in man.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Effects of myxedema on the renal diluting and concentrating mechanism.
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Sequential changes in the adenosinetriphosphatase activity and the electrolyte excretory capacity of the nasal glands of the duck (Anas platyrhynchos) during the period of adaptation to hypertonic…
1. Regardless of the composition of the incubation medium, the nasal gland tissue from ducks adapted to hypertonic saline always… 
Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
CELLULAR MECHANISMS OF PROTEIN METABOLISM IN THE NEPHRON
When proteins pass the glomerular filter they are in part directly absorbed by the epithelial cells of the proximal convolution… 
By clicking accept or continuing to use the site, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Policy (opens in a new tab), Terms of Service (opens in a new tab), and Dataset License (opens in a new tab)