Normal Fetal Kidney
Normal Fetal Kidney

Normal histology of developing fetal kidney.
The peripheral most portion (arrow) is the nephrogenic zone. Nephrons are still being formed.
The kidney is formed by a dozen lobes. The micrograph shows two adjacent lobes forming a column of Bertin (CB).
(Description By:H. Yamase, M.D. )
(Image Contrib. by:H. Yamase, M.D. UCHC )