nephrogenesis

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English

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Etymology

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From nephro- +‎ -genesis.

Noun

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nephrogenesis (uncountable)

  1. development of the kidney
    • 2015 August 22, “Amniotic Fluid Derived Stem Cells with a Renal Progenitor Phenotype Inhibit Interstitial Fibrosis in Renal Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury in Rats”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      During nephrogenesis, after the initial contact of the ureteric bud with the metanephric mesenchyme, the condensed mesenchyme generates a population of stem and progenitor cells, which are found at the periphery of the nephrogenic zone in the developing kidney.