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283 Glomerular Diseases
Julia B. Lewis / Eric G. Neilson

	Figure 283-1  Glomerular architecture. A. The glomerular capillaries form from a branching network of renal arteries, arterioles, leading to an afferent arteriole, glomerular capillary bed (tuft), and a draining efferent arteriole. (From VH Gattone II et al: Hypertension 5:8, 1983.)
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	Figure 283-2  The glomerulus is injured by a variety of mechanisms. A. Preformed immune deposits can precipitate from the circulation and collect along the glomerular basement membrane (GBM) in the subendothelial space or can form in situ along the subepithelial space.
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