Polycystic Kidney (IMAGE)

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Polycystic Kidney

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At left, a regulation size football. At right, a human cystic kidney removed during a transplantation operation. A normal human kidney is the size of an adult fist.

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Andrew P. Evan, Ph.D., Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine

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Photo credit to Andrew P. Evan, Ph.D., Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine

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