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NIH3D

Kidney, Glomerulus Functional Tissue Unit (FTU), 3D

Created by
HRA
Created:
7/14/26
Submitted:
10/7/26
Published:
10/7/26

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3DPX-023604

Licensing:

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Version 2
Description

3D reference organ for glomerulus

Creator(s): Heidi Schlehlein

Project lead(s): Katy Börner

Reviewer(s): Sanjay Jain https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2804-127X

Description: This reference organ, a 3D glomerulus depicts podocytes and the afferent and efferent arterioles. It was created based on research of various sources, and with the input of the reviewer.

Bibliography: Krstić, Radivoj V. 1991. Human Microscopic Anatomy. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02676-2.