Renal Failure: Introduction and Types
Renal failure is the failure of the kidney related to excretory functions. It is generally understood as decrease in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) for which...
Platelets: Structure, Composition and Functions
Platelets also called thrombocytes are the formed elements of blood. They are small, non-nucleated colorless and moderately refractive bodies. They are considered to be the...
Juxtaglomerular Apparatus
It is seen that a part of the distal convoluted tubule (at the junction of its straight and convoluted parts) lies close to the vascular...
Homeostatic organs in man and their functions
• The term was coined by an American physiologist Walter Cannon in 1932 AD. • It is defined as the tendency of biological systems to...