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Essentials of Clinical Nephrology (Shorouk Press, Cairo, 2000, ISBN ...

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(Fig. 1.8b)<br />

PAS stained kidney section (X 260), which shows a normal glomerulus cut<br />

through the hilus. The branching mesangial stalk is clearly seen (arrow-1). The<br />

capillaries are attached to the stalk, forming peripheral capillary loops (arrow-2).<br />

Podocyte<br />

(epthelial cell) <strong>of</strong> capillary membrane<br />

Bowman's capsule<br />

Epitheial cell<br />

<strong>of</strong> Bowman's capsule<br />

Glomerular<br />

filtrate in<br />

urinary space<br />

Basement<br />

membrane<br />

Mesangial cell<br />

Endothelial cell<br />

<strong>of</strong> capillary<br />

membrane<br />

Plasma<br />

in capillary<br />

(Fig. 1.8c)<br />

Diagrammatic representation <strong>of</strong> the cell types <strong>of</strong> the renal glomerulus

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