نفرون

Key facts

Anatomy.Name

Nephron

Anatomy.Image

Kidney Nephron.svg

Anatomy.Caption

Diagram (left) of a long juxtamedullary nephron and (right) of a short cortical nephron. The left nephron is labelled with six named nephron segments. Collecting duct is the last part of the nephron.

Anatomy.Width

240

Anatomy.Precursor

Metanephric blastema (intermediate mesoderm)

Anatomy.System

Urinary system

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• Nephron organoids derived from human pluripotent stem cells model kidney development and injury.Nature biotechnology · 2015Morizane R, Lam AQ, Freedman BS et al.DOI: 10.1038/nbt.3392
• Kidney Nephron Determination.ReviewAnnual review of cell and developmental biology · 2018Oxburgh LDOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-100616-060647
• Nephron overload as a therapeutic target to maximize kidney lifespan.ReviewNature reviews. Nephrology · 2022Luyckx VA, Rule AD, Tuttle KR et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41581-021-00510-7
• Nephron progenitor cell commitment: Striking the right balance.ReviewSeminars in cell & developmental biology · 2019O'Brien LLDOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2018.07.017
• Human nephron number, hypertension, and renal pathology.ReviewAnatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · 2020Kanzaki G, Tsuboi N, Shimizu A et al.DOI: 10.1002/ar.24302
• Nephron induction.ReviewNephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association · 2002Sariola HDOI: 10.1093/ndt/17.suppl_9.88
• Metabolic requirements of the nephron.ReviewPediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2020Cargill K, Sims-Lucas SDOI: 10.1007/s00467-018-4157-2
• Dissecting nephron morphogenesis using kidney organoids from human pluripotent stem cells.ReviewCurrent opinion in genetics & development · 2022Garreta E, Nauryzgaliyeva Z, Marco A et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2021.10.002

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Wikidata facts

Part of

kidney

Has part

kidney tubule

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