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SECTION 1: EMBRYONIC KIDNE YS AND MODELS

1. Introduction: the e mbryonic kidneys and other nephrogenic models

2. Developm ent of the Malpighian tubules in Drosophila melanogaster

3. Induction, development and physiology of the pronephric tubules

4. Formation of the nephric duct

5. The proneph ric glomus and vasculature 6. Development of the mesonephri c kidney

6. 3-Dimensional anatomy of mammalian mesonephroi

7. The Molecular control of pronephros development- an Ove rview

8. Embryological, genetic and molecular tools for i nvestigating embryonic kidney development

< STRONG>SECTION 2: THE ADULT KIDNEYS

1. Introduction

2. Anatomy and Histology of the Human U rinary System 12. Development of the Ureteric Bud

3. The Fates of the Metanephric Mesenchyme

4. Th e Formation and Development of Nephrons

5. Establishment