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S-shaped Body Proximal Segment


Kid.SSBP
The proximal segment of the S-shaped body is organized into two distinct epithelial layers, the parietal (Bowman’s capsule) and visceral (podocyte) layers. Upon invasion of endothelial and mesangial cells, these two layers form the Renal Corpuscle (RC).
S-shaped Body
S-shaped Body Proximal Segment
Multiple Ancestors Single Ancestor No Descendants Develops from Part of Parent
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