Scanning electron microscopy of the rat renal glomerulus.
Glomeruli of normal rat kidneys were studied by scanning electron microscope. A three-dimensional image is presented of the outer and the inner surface of the glomerular capillaries. The findings are compared with their correlates as seen in transmission electron microscopy. The possible application of scanning electron microscopy in the examination of renal disease is briefly discussed.
D000818:Animals; D002196:Capillaries / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000098:blood supply / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D051381:Rats