Glomeruli

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glomeruli)

In the kidney, a tubular structure called the nephron filters blood to form urine. At the beginning of the nephron, the glomerulus is a network (tuft) of capillaries that performs the first step of filtering blood. (Wikipedia)

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Approved Date
09-Apr-2013

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