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The University of Arizona has developed plans for the construction of a set of telescopes on Mount Graham in southern Arizona.The project is a joint one with NASA and a French consortium.Mount Graham is the home for the red mountain squirrel - a species near extinction.The University of Arizona:


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Glomerulus

A network of capillaries located in the beginning of a nephron in the kidney where blood filtration takes place.

Vasa Recta

Specialized capillary that extends from the cortex of the kidney into the medulla and then back to the cortex.

Peritubular Capillary

Capillary network located in the cortex of the kidney; associated with the distal and proximal convoluted tubules.

Nephron

The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, responsible for water and electrolyte balance.

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