How Many Nephrons in a Human Kidney? A New Number and a Discussion of Why it Matters

from Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) · host American Society of Nephrology

In this podcast, Dr. Josie Briggs discusses with Dr. Andrew Rule his latest study showing the need to revise our estimate of the number of nephrons in the human kidney.

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