Adipose capsule of kidney
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| Latin | capsula adiposa renis | ||
The adipose capsule of kidney (or perinephric fat or perirenal fat) is a structure between the renal fascia and renal capsule, and may be regarded as a part of the latter.[1] A different structure, the pararenal fat, is the adipose tissue superficial to the renal fascia.
[edit] References
- ^ University of Michigan - Lab Manual - Kidneys & Retroperitoneum
[edit] External links
- SUNY Labs 40:03-0104 - "Posterior Abdominal Wall: The Retroperitoneal Fat and Suprarenal Glands"
- Human anatomy at Dartmouth figures/chapter_29/29-5.HTM
- http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MEdEd/Radio/curriculum/GU/Image166d.jpg
- http://myweb.lsbu.ac.uk/dirt/museum/7features.html
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