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Allometric study of renal growth in human fetuses

Etude allométrique de la croissance rénale chez le fœtus humain

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Human renal growth was studied in 60 kidneys (30 staged fetuses, ranging in age from 10 to 38 weeks post conception, WPC). The kidneys were measured for greatest length (L) and weight (W) and the data correlated to the gestational age by using the allometric method (Y = bXK). The equations of the growth curves are presented in the text.

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La croissance rénale chez l'homme a été étudiée sur 60 reins (30 fœtus d'âge compris entre 10 et 38 semaines post-conception, SPC). Les reins ont été évalués quantitativement pour la longueur maximale (L) et le poids (P). Ces données ont été corrélées avec l'âge du fœtus appliquant la méthode allométrique (Y = bXk). Les équations des courbes de croissance sont présentées dans le texte.

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  1. Departemento de Anatomia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), rua Teodora da Silva, 48 térreo, 20560, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

    F. J. B. Sampaio & C. A. Mandarim-de-Lacerda

  2. Department of Anatomy, Escola Paulista de Medicina São Paulo, Brazil

    J. C. Prates

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Sampaio, F.J.B., Mandarim-de-Lacerda, C.A. & Prates, J.C. Allometric study of renal growth in human fetuses. Surg Radiol Anat 11, 29–31 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02102241

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