Ciliated renal tubular cells in crescentic glomerulonephritis.
Numerous cilia were found in the proximal convoluted tubules from a case of crescentic glomerulonephritis. The cilia exhibited the 9 + 2 pattern of organization characteristic of motile cilia. Microvilli were scanty or absent in heavily ciliated cells. The significance of renal cilia is discussed.
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Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Subramanyan
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D000328:Adult; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002923:Cilia / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence