Chapter 13 The kidneys and urinary tract/Fig 13.03.jpg

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Histological examination of a kidney with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease shows cysts developing from all parts of the nephron. Intervening parenchyma is compressed and shows progressive ischaemia and hypertensive damage.