Nephron Number is Variable
and Declines with Age
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Unilateral Renal Hypoplasia
Renal Dysplasia
Hypoplasia and Dysplasia Account for 50% of Abdominal Masses of the Newborn
(Prevalence 0.5% of all Pregnancies)
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Development<<>>Urological Development
Concepts
The Central Mechanism of
Kidney Development is
the Conversion of
Mesenchyme into Epithelia
The Intermediate
Mesoderm
“TheCord”
Wolffian Duct Forms in One
Day
How Does the Wolffian Duct
Form So Quickly?
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How Does the Wolffian Duct
Form So Quickly?
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Concepts
Wolffian Duct>>?
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Concepts
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Reciprocal Induction
Reciprocal Induction
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Concepts
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RET
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Two Pathways to Form
Epithelia
in the Metanephric Kidney
Concepts
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Kidney
Development<<>>Urological Development
Concepts
Epithelia