Each kidney contains over one million microscopic filtering units called nephrons. Each nephron is made of a tubule and is responsible for 'cleaning' the blood by removing urea and excess water ...

Also known as nephron-sparing surgery, the idea is to remove the part of the kidney with the tumor, injury, or other disease ...

And so, the extra glucose in your bloodstream damages the glomerular membranes as well as other parts of the nephron. Also known as diabetes-related kidney disease, nephropathy causes kidney ...

Renal hypoplasia, defined as abnormally small kidneys with normal morphology and reduced nephron number, is a common cause of pediatric renal failure and adult-onset disease. Genetic studies ...

continue along the nephron tubule to the collecting ducts as urine. This eventually passes down to the bladder. In carrying out these processes, the kidney is able to fulfil its functions of ...