Urogenital System

Synonyms

genitourinary system

Description

The urinary system and genital system considered together [Source: Brenda].

Structure

Changes associated with this tissue

Due to the potentially large amount of high-throughput molecular changes these have been excluded below. You can view the full list of 303 changes through the filter results page.

Physiological (27) View on results page

Ability to secrete acid load decreases Basement membranes of glomeruli and tubules thicken Benign prostatic hyperplasia Creatinine clearance declines Decline in ovarian estrogen production Dietary protein required to induce renal sclerotic lesions decreases Glomerular filtration rate declines Glomeruli crowd together Glomeruli number decreases Interstitial fibrosis in medulla K-ATP channels upregulated in human myometrium Kidney mass gradually lost Male fertility Menopause and female fertility loss Mutations in mitochondrial DNA accumulate Nephrons appear to fail as units Number of mutations in offsprings increases Phosphate reabsorption decreased Reduction in renal function Renal blood flow declines Response to antidiuretic hormone decreased Sodium conservation decreased Sperm motility and concentration Transport maximum for glucose declines Urine concentrating capacity decreases Vasodilation induced by acetylcholine or sodium reduced Widespread degeneration of glomerular blood vessels

Molecular (3; 261 in total) View on results page

Changes from high-throughput approaches are excluded but can be viewed on the results page.

IgM deposition in glomeruli specific activities of enzymes are reduced telomere shortening

Pathological (12) View on results page

Bladder cancer Breast cancer Cancer of corpus uteri and uterus, part unspecified Cancer of kidney and renal pelvis Cervical cancer Essential (primary) hypertension and hypertensive renal disease Hypertensive heart and renal disease Kidney diseases Ovarian cancer Prostate cancer Renal arteriosclerosis Renal failure