Kidney Dissection
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Dissection of the Adult Zebrafish Kidney
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2011
The zebrafish kidney is home to both renal and hematopoietic adult stem/progenitor cells, and represents an outstanding opportunity to study these cell types and their progeny in a vertebrate model organism. Here, we demonstrate a detailed dissection procedure that enables the researcher to identify and surgically remove the adult zebrafish kidney, which can be used for applications such as cell isolation, transplantation, and expression studies of kidney and/or blood cell populations.
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Dissection and Culture of Mouse Embryonic Kidney
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2017
This protocol describes a method for isolating and culturing metanephric rudiments from mouse embryos.
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Kidney Flat Mount Preparation: A Procedure to Dissect and Prepare a Flat Mount for Microscopic Analysis of Adult Zebrafish Kidney
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2023
This video demonstrates the dissection and preparation of a flat mount of the adult zebrafish kidney. The prepared flat mount can be visualized under the microscope for specimen analysis.
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The Mouse Isolated Perfused Kidney Technique
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2016
The mouse isolated perfused kidney (MIPK) is a technique for keeping a mouse kidney under ex vivo conditions perfused and functional for 1 hr. The buffers and surgical technique are described in detail.
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Analysis of Zebrafish Kidney Development with Time-lapse Imaging Using a Dissecting Microscope Equipped for Optical Sectioning
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2016
The method described here allows time-lapse analysis of organ development in zebrafish embryos by using a fluorescence dissecting microscope capable of performing optical sectioning and simple strategies of readjustment to correct focal and planar drift.
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The cortex and medulla provide a visible way to relate regional anatomy to renal function. Examining their organization alongside the pyramids helps students connect tissue arrangement with urine formation rather than treating the kidney as a uniform organ. This comparison also shows how internal structure can be studied as a coordinated system involved in filtration and fluid balance.
The renal capsule and blood vessels add important external context to the kidney’s internal organization. The capsule identifies the surrounding boundary, while the vessels connect visible anatomy with the kidney’s role in filtration. Examining both features helps students interpret how protective structures and circulation relate to broader biological processes occurring within the organ.
These structures help students follow the internal organization associated with urine transport. The pyramids occupy the medulla, while the calyces and renal pelvis provide recognizable structures for tracing how urine moves through the kidney. Observing their arrangement makes the connection between internal anatomy and urinary-system organization more concrete during biology study.
A practical sequence begins with examining the kidney’s external features, including the capsule and visible blood vessels, before making controlled, careful incisions. The opening is then used to expose and identify the cortex, medulla, pyramids, calyces, and renal pelvis. This progression preserves the relationship between outer anatomy and internal organization while supporting systematic observation.
Kidney dissection is useful when learners or investigators need to connect anatomical structure with renal function. In education, it reinforces comparative anatomy and the relationship between form and function. In research contexts, the exposed organization provides a foundation for examining filtration, fluid balance, urinary-system structure, and disease-related changes in the kidney.
An opened kidney provides direct anatomical evidence about the arrangement of major renal regions and transport-related structures. Observations can support comparisons among specimens and clarify how visible organization relates to urine formation and movement. The resulting anatomical context also helps frame later study of fluid balance, kidney function, and disease-associated changes.