title: Hyaline casts in the urine: mechanism of formation and morphologic transformations.
abstract: Hyaline urinary casts have been examined primarily by scanning electron microscopy. Their appearance and their transformation with time are described. From this data, the mechanism of their formation and evolution has been deduced. These results permit more accurate identification and assessment of the types of urinary casts present and their significance.
mesh_terms: D004847:Epithelial Cells; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009088:Mucoproteins / Q000032:analysis*; D013997:Time Factors; D014556:Urine / Q000032:analysis*; D058949:Uromodulin
chemical_list: D009088:Mucoproteins; C548612:UMOD protein, human; D058949:Uromodulin