BIOL 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Macula Densa, Renal Corpuscle, Juxtaglomerular Cell

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16 Dec 2020
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Functional unit of the kidney - approx. Structures of the nephron: renal corpuscle. Responsible for blood filtration, located in the cortex of the kidney. Fluid filled, hollow ball-like structure which surrounds the glomerulus. Composed of simple squamous epithelial cells - section which directly connects with the glomerulus is made of specialized epithelial cells (podocytes) Podocytes: contain long processes that wrap around the glomerulus and interlace with each other, there are narrow slits between podocytes which can narrow or widen to adjust the amount of fluid allowed into. Specialized, leaky group of fenestrated capillaries which lie inside. Many pores in between endothelial cells of the capillaries. Podocytes wrap around the leaky glomerulus and prevent some filtration. Basal lamina: fuses glomerular capillaries to podocytes by a sticky, extracellular matrix which serves as a sieve to further filter and exclude plasma proteins from entering bowman"s capsule; composed of collagens and negatively charged glycoproteins.

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