Glossary
ANGIOPATHY
A term for a disease of blood vessels.
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ARTERIOLE
A small blood vessel that branches out from an artery and leading to form capillaries.
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AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT
Mode of inheritance, in which the presence of only one copy of the mutant gene is required for the disease phenotype.
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AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE
Mode of inheritance, in which the presence of two copies of the mutant gene is required for the disease phenotype.
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CALCITRIOL
An active form of Vitamin D formed in the kidneys.
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CAPILLARIES
Smallest, thin-membraned blood vessel in the body that connects arterioles and venules.
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CONGENITAL DISORDER
Disorder that is acquired at birth or during fetus development.
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DIALYSIS
A procedure for the replacement of lost of kidney function due to renal failure.
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ENDOTHELIUM
A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the internal surface of blood vessels.
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ERYTHROPOEITIN
A glycoprotein that controls the process of red blood cell formation and production (erythropoeisis).
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Did you know..
More than 2500 pints of blood passes through the kidney each day.
Did you know..
Drinking two or more carbonated drinks a day was linked to a twofold risk of chronic disease.
(From a study published in Epidemiology)
Did you know..
Only mammals and birds have juxtamedullary nephrons. Other vertebrates have nephrons that lack loops of Henle.