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Renal column
Introduction
The renal column (or Bertin column, or column of Bertin) is a medullary extension of the renal cortex in between the renal pyramids. It allows the cortex to be better anchored.
Each column consists of lines of blood vessels and urinary tubes and a fibrous material.
External links
- Template:EMedicineDictionary
- Template:SUNYAnatomyLabs – “Posterior Abdominal Wall: Internal Structure of a Kidney”
- Template:Chorus
- Histology image: 15901loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University – “Urinary System: neonatal kidney”
- Image at mgh.harvard.edu