Sentences with phrase «nephrons so»

Peritubular capillaries also surround the nephron so substances can be taken in and out of the blood.

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Previous attempts to maintain cultures of the so - called nephron progenitor cells often failed, as the cells died or gradually lost their developmental potential rather than staying in a more medically useful precursor state.

-RCB- elevated sodium level within kidneys, either as a result of pathological bottleneck such as reduced number of nephrons, or simply due to heightened intake - or both - may activate pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in proximal tubular cells, may cause oxidative stress by activating ROS - producing NADH oxidase enzymes, or blood vessel constriction by inhibiting kidney arginine transport and nitric oxide synthesis; elevated renal inflammation, oxidative stress and restricted blood flow all can impair the efficacy of sodium excretion, more so combined (if extensive, it can also result in post-natal reduction of nephron units)