Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8774851 | Nefrología | 2017 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The kidneys are vital organs responsible for excretion, fluid and electrolyte balance and hormone production. The nephrons are the kidney's functional and structural units. The number, size and distribution of the nephron components contain relevant information on renal function. Stereology is a branch of morphometry that applies mathematical principles to obtain three-dimensional information from serial, parallel and equidistant two-dimensional microscopic sections. Because of the complexity of stereological studies and the lack of scientific literature on the subject, the aim of this paper is to clearly explain, through animal models, the basic concepts of stereology and how to calculate the main kidney stereological parameters that can be applied in future experimental studies.
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Authors
MarÃa Teresa Fernández GarcÃa, Paula Núñez MartÃnez, Vanessa GarcÃa de la Fuente, Marta Sánchez Pitiot, MarÃa del Carmen Muñiz Salgueiro, Carmen Perillán Méndez, Juan Argüelles Luis, Aurora Astudillo González,