Glomerulus. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through kidney tissue, showing a glomerulus. Glomeruli filter waste products from the blood. This occurs through the narrow slits between interlocking pedicles - branching processes on the podocyte cells that encase the glomerular surface. Fenestrated endothelium lines the capillaries ( containing red blood cells) and is separated from the podocytes by a basement membrane. Tubules surround the glomerulus. Magnification x500 when printed 10 centimetres wide. | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Gschmeissner, Steve |
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