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Yves Clermont, Michael Lalli, Zsuzsanna Bencsath-Makkai
LIGHT-MICROSCOPIC HISTOLOGY ATLAS

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13.10 Renal corpuscle

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Thin section of a renal corpuscle.

A cross section of an arteriole (A) is seen proximal to the vascular pole of the corpuscle.

The glomerular tuft shows the capillaries (C) and some nuclei of the endothelial cells (E).

The larger nuclei and cytoplasm of podocytes (arrows) are easily identifiable in this preparation.

The squamous epithelial cells forming the parietal layer of Bowman’s capsule (arrowheads) and the urinary space (*) are indicated.

Sections of proximal convoluted tubules (T) surround the corpuscle.

Stain: H–E
Magnification: ×500

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