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glomeruli

 [glo-mer´u-li] (L.)
plural of glomerulus.
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glomerulus

(glō-mĕr′ū-lŭs) plural.glomeruli [L.]
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FILTRATION IN GLOMERULUS
1. One of the capillary networks that are part of the renal corpuscles in the nephrons of the kidney. Each is surrounded by a Bowman's capsule, the site of renal (glomerular) filtration, which is the first step in the formation of urine. See: illustration
2. A group of twisted capillaries or nerve fibers.

olfactory glomerulus

A neural network found in the olfactory bulb, formed by the dendrites of mitral cells intertwined with the axons of olfactory receptor cells.
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Glomeruli (singular, glomerulus)

Tiny tufts of capillaries which carry blood within the kidneys. The blood is filtered by the glomeruli. The blood then continues through the circulatory system, but a certain amount of fluid and specific waste products are filtered out of the blood, to be removed from the body in the form of urine.
Mentioned in: Allergic Purpura, Glomerulonephritis, Proteinuric Syndrome, Nail-Patella Syndrome, Nephrotic Syndrome
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Histological observations: Shrunken glomeruli were observed in groupDI and DII.
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In the glomeruli, this receptor seems to be present in all major renal cells, including mesangial cells, endothelial cells, and podocytes.
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Data were previously obtained by 12 pathologists, who reviewed 315 JPEG images of individual glomeruli (equivalent to assessing the glomerular profile on a single biopsy level) and recorded the presence or absence of 51 glomerular descriptors using an electronic scoring matrix (Figure 1, A).
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have shown that miR-29a was downregulated in the glomeruli from diabetic mice and that miR-29a overexpression attenuated nephrin downregulation, podocyte apoptosis, and proteinuria.
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Both strains showed 20-22% segmentally sclerosed glomeruli on days 7, 21, and 42 and developed increased globally sclerosed glomeruli over time (2% on day 7 and 13% on day 42 (Table 1)).
Murine Nephrotoxic Nephritis as a Model of Chronic Kidney Disease
In addition, due to the proliferation of these cells, some glomeruli were found to be larger, with decreased Bowman's space.
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In 2010, an international consortium of renal pathologists and nephrologists proposed a histopathological classification schema for ANCA-GN, which consisted of four histological classes: focal ([less than or equal to] 50% normal glomeruli), crescentic ([less than or equal to] 50% glomeruli with cellular crescents), mixed (<50% normal/crescentic/globally sclerotic glomeruli), and sclerotic ([less than or equal to] 50 globally sclerotic glomeruli) [14].
Prognostic Factors in Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Glomerulonephritis with Severe Glomerular Sclerosis: A National Registry-Based Cohort Study
Because this disease state is often accompanied by immunoglobulin A (IgA) deposits in glomeruli, it is also termed hepatic IgA nephropathy.
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