The Kidney

List of Contributors

Preface

Contents of Other Volumes


1. The Embryonic Kidney

I. Introduction

II. Morphogenesis of Transient Kidneys

III. Metanephros or Permanent Kidney

IV. Physiology of the Fetal Nephron

V. Inductive Processes in the Morphogenesis of the Kidney

VI. Renal Malformations

References


2. General Anatomy and Histology of the Kidney

I. Introduction

II. Descriptive Anatomy

III. The Uriniferous Tubules

IV. The Vascularization of the Kidney

V. Innervation of the Kidney

VI. The Fibrous Capsule—The Interstitial Connective Tissue

References


3. Histochemistry of the Kidney

I. Introduction

II. Nomenclature

III. Inorganic Endogenous Components

IV. Organic Endogenous Components

V. Inorganic Exogenous Materials

VI. Organic Exogenous Materials

References


4. Ultrastructure of the Normal and Pathological Glomerulus

I. Introduction

II. The Normal Glomerulus

III. Introduction to the Pathological Glomerulus

IV. The Capillaries

V. The Mesangium

VI. The Capsule of Bowman and the Urinary Space

VII. The Hyaline Glomerulus

VIII. Conclusion

References


5. Electron Microscopy of the Uriniferous Tubules

I. Introduction

II. Fixation and Preparation of Tissues for Electron Microscopy

III. Structure of the Mammalian Tubule

IV. Structure of the Submammalian Vertebrate Tubule

V. Summary of Structure—Function Correlation

VI. Concluding Remarks

References


6. Ultrastructural Pathology of the Tubules and Interstitial Tissue

I. Introduction

II. The Proximal Convoluted Tubule

III. The Loop of Henle

IV. The Distal Tubule

V. The Collecting Tubule

VI. The Basement Membranes of the Tubules

VII. The Morphology and Functions of the Tubular Epithelium

VIII. The Capillaries

IX. The Interstitial Cells

X. The Interstitial Spaces

XI. Conclusion

References

Author Index

Subject Index