Renal Vascular Changes in Hydronephrosis in Rats : Scanning Electron Microscopy of Resin Casts of Glomerular Capillaries
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- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Science in Experimental Animals
- Vol. 37 (2) , 153-158
- https://doi.org/10.1538/expanim1978.37.2_153
Abstract
Vascular changes in the hydronephrotic glomeruli of rats were examined using corrosion casts, India ink injection and histological methods. In severe cases, the diameter of the glomerular capillary conglomerations decreased to 40-90 .mu.m as a result of glomerular atrophy. The capillaries of these glomeruli also had reduced diameters, and were strangulated and torn off to varying degrees. The intact capillary network of the renal medulla was destroyed and the normal alignment of capillaries parallel to the tubules was lost. These morphological characteristics may account in part for the difficulty in glomerular capillary blood circulation.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: