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MeSH Heading: Nephrons
Tree Number(s): A05.810.453.736
Unique ID: D009399
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009399
Scope Note: The functional units of the kidney, consisting of the glomerulus and the attached tubule.
NLM Classification #: WJ 301
Previous Indexing: Kidney (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note: 79; was see under KIDNEY 1975-78
History Note: 79(73); was see under KIDNEY 1975-78
Date Established: 1979/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1991/01/07

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Nephrons MeSH Descriptor Data 2025