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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for Nephron
  1. Glomerulus and nephron (image) 
    ... body. Blood is filtered in the kidneys through nephrons. Each nephron contains a network of small blood vessels, called ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19932.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Diabetes and kidney disease 
    ... of hundreds of thousands of small units called nephrons. These structures filter your blood, help remove waste ... control fluid balance. In people with diabetes , the nephrons slowly thicken and become scarred over time. The ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000494.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Minimal change disease 
    ... made of more than a million units called nephrons, which filter blood and produce urine. In minimal ... These are the tiny blood vessels inside the nephron where blood is filtered to make urine and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000496.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Microalbuminuria test 
    ... kidney damage. The "filters" in the kidneys, called nephrons, slowly thicken and become scarred over time. The nephrons begin to leak certain proteins into the urine. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003591.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Aging changes in the kidneys and bladder 
    ... and kidney function diminishes. Number of filtering units (nephrons) decreases. Nephrons filter waste material from the blood. Blood vessels ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/004010.htm - Medical Encyclopedia