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1735:Circulation
1677:Macula densa
1659:Renal pelvis
1582:Renal tubule
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1473:interlobular
1453:Renal artery
1289:left gastric
1266:appendicular
1251:middle colic
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929:testicular ♂
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144:Renal column
78:Renal pelvis
63:Renal artery
1654:Major calyx
1649:Minor calyx
1442:Circulation
1256:right colic
1163:Portal vein
1111:vestibule ♀
538:Renal vein
387:lumbar vein
357:Tributaries
294:renal veins
206:Identifiers
160:Drains from
132:Major calyx
126:Renal sinus
90:Minor calyx
72:Renal hilum
1600:Descending
1542:Glomerulus
1508:interlobar
1498:Vasa recta
1488:Renal vein
1463:interlobar
1293:esophageal
1211:left colic
1196:pancreatic
1071:clitoris ♀
1000:iliolumbar
991:posterior:
910:suprarenal
680:1201341621
633:References
598:Renal vein
586:Renal vein
574:Renal vein
465:(RVT) and
409:, and the
381:in males,
22:Renal vein
1825:prostatic
1794:External
1687:Mesangium
1567:Mesangium
1458:segmental
1449:Arteries
1261:ileocolic
1040:uterine ♀
1035:obturator
1021:anterior:
925:ovarian ♀
855:subcostal
688:cite book
437:Variation
393:Relations
323:Structure
308:into the
184:Drains to
1872:Category
1810:Internal
1751:(female)
1557:Podocyte
1513:efferent
1478:afferent
1400:pyramids
1080:labial ♀
964:Unpaired
872:Systemic
742:Archived
604:See also
431:duodenum
1777:Urethra
1767:Trigone
1728:Bladder
1710:Ureters
1525:Nephron
1503:arcuate
1468:arcuate
1432:Nephron
1395:Medulla
1378:Capsule
1358:Kidneys
1241:jejunal
1178:Splenic
1052:vesical
920:gonadal
893:hepatic
828:abdomen
826:of the
306:kidneys
296:in the
229:D012082
176:, left
155:Details
120:Nephron
1835:spongy
1803:female
1484:Veins
1388:column
1383:Cortex
1373:Fascia
1366:Layers
1284:cystic
1277:Direct
1168:Portal
941:lumbar
843:system
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832:pelvis
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170:Source
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84:Ureter
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1246:ileal
915:renal
824:Veins
302:veins
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212:Latin
1798:male
1417:Lobe
830:and
717:ISBN
698:link
694:link
676:OCLC
666:ISBN
292:The
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236:TA98
224:MeSH
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