Development of the Human Fetal Kidney from Mid to Late Gestation in Male and Female Infants

Background: During normal human kidney development, nephrogenesis (the formation of nephrons) is complete by term birth, with the majority of nephrons formed late in gestation. The aim of this study was to morphologically examine nephrogenesis in fetal human kidneys from 20 to 41 weeks of gestation....

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Main Authors: Danica Ryan, Megan R. Sutherland, Tracey J. Flores, Alison L. Kent, Jane E. Dahlstrom, Victor G. Puelles, John F. Bertram, Andrew P. McMahon, Melissa H. Little, Lynette Moore, Mary Jane Black
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:EBioMedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396417304954