GROSS MORPHOLOGY AND DIAMETER OF RENAL CORPUSCLES OF YOUNG HUMAN ADULT OF UPPER ASSAM REGION OF INDIA
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 36
Abstract
BACKGROUND The Upper Assam region is known for different tribes and groups with distinct genetic makeup. No systematic study of human kidneys in the population of this part of India has been carried out before. The present work is an attempt to study the kidneys of young human adult population of Upper Assam region of India with the following aims and objectives. Aims and Objectives: 1. To study the normal gross kidney morphology. 2. To study the diameter of the cortical renal corpuscles. 3. To study the differences between the right side and left side and male and female kidneys. MATERIALS AND METHODS Kidneys were collected from Forensic Department of a referral hospital of the region. The kidneys were cleaned of the extra tissues attached to it. The length, breadth and thickness were measured using Vernier calipers and weight was measured using electronic weighing machine. The kidney tissues were sectioned with a thickness of 5 microns and examined under low power microscope. Diameters of cortical renal corpuscles were measured using Motic software (Motic Images Plus- Version 2). The average morphological parameters and diameters of renal corpuscles were calculated and compared with the opposite side and sex using unpaired ‘t’ test. RESULTS In the present study, no significant differences of morphological parameters were observed when compared with the opposite side and sex. Average diameter of cortical renal corpuscles of the left and right kidneys were found to be 120.73 um and 121.68 um respectively. Average diameter of the renal corpuscles in female on both left and right side were slightly less than that of the average diameter of the renal corpuscles in male. No significant differences in the diameter of cortical corpuscles were observed among the study groups. CONCLUSION The gross morphological measurements of kidneys observed in young human adult population of Upper Assam region were found to be less than that of the observations by other authors of other regions. The diameters of the renal corpuscles in the present study were also much less than that of the findings of other authors. This difference is probably due to difference in study population.
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Gautam Shyam, Bijoy Kumar Borah
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