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Ultrastructural development features of the human glomerular basement membrane.
Morphologie Et Embryologie
|October 1, 1983
Summary
The human embryo
Area of Science:
- Embryology
- Histology
- Nephrology
Background:
- The basement glomerular membrane is a critical component of the kidney glomerulus.
- Its early development in human embryos is not fully understood.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the origin of the basement membrane of the visceral capsula in human embryos.
Main Methods:
- Histological examination of 36 human embryos.
- Age range of embryos: 8-20 weeks of gestation.
Main Results:
- The basement glomerular membrane is identifiable early in human development (around 10 weeks).
- Evidence suggests an epithelial origin for the visceral capsula basement membrane.
Conclusions:
- The basement glomerular membrane forms early in human embryonic development.
- Findings support the hypothesis that the visceral capsula basement membrane originates from epithelial cells.