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kidney interstitium

Term ID
UBERON:0005215
Synonyms
  • interstitial tissue of kidney
  • kidney interstitium group
  • renal interstitial tissue
  • renal interstitium
  • renal stroma
  • stroma of kidney
Definition
The interstitial compartment of the kidney, comprising the extravascular intertubular spaces of the renal parenchyma, with their attendant cellular elements and extracellular substances, bounded on all sides by epithelial and vascular basement membranes. (3)
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