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Paranephric body

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Dorlands /Elsevier
  
c_56/12260313

FMA
  
74280

TA
  
A08.1.01.011

Paranephric body

Latin
  
Corpus adiposum pararenale

The paranephric body (or paranephric fat or pararenal fat) is collection of adipose tissue located superficial to the renal fascia. The perirenal fat, or adipose capsule of kidney, is deep to the renal fascia but superficial to the renal capsule.

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Paranephric body Wikipedia