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nephrogenesis

nephrogenesis noun: development of the kidney.

Noun

nephrogenesis (uncountable)

  1. development of the kidney
    • 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.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, →DOI

Origin of nephrogenesis

From nephro- + -genesis.

Questions about nephrogenesis

What does nephrogenesis mean?
Nephrogenesis means development of the kidney.
What part of speech is nephrogenesis?
Nephrogenesis is a noun.

Words near nephrogenesis in the dictionary

  1. nephrocystostomy
  2. nephrocyte
  3. nephrocytes
  4. nephrocytic
  5. nephrodialysis
  6. nephrogenesis
  7. nephrogenetic
  8. nephrogenetics
  9. nephrogenic
  10. nephrogenicity
  11. nephrogenous

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