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THE value of kidneys<br />
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FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE 2017<br />
Sectional view of the renal medulla<br />
and renal cortex. The kidneys<br />
are twelve centimeters long and<br />
weigh 120 to 200 grams on average.<br />
In the dialyzer, the blood is filtered<br />
through around 20,000 hollow fibers,<br />
each measuring 30 centimeters in<br />
length and 0.2 millimeters in diameter.
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