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| the ability to refract light in two directions |
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| microscopic technique by which magnified images appear dark against a bright background |
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| elements excreted in the urine in the shape of renal tubules |
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| the presence of urinary casts |
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| microscopic technique by which magnified images appear bright against a dark background |
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| microscopic technique by which naturally fluorescent substances or those which have been stained by fluorescent dyes produced an image when illuminated with a light of a specific wavelength |
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| interference-contrast microscopy |
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| microscopic technique by which three dimensional images are obtained |
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| phase-contrast microscopy |
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| microscopic technique by which magnified images show varied intensities of light and dark and are surrounded by halos |
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| microscopic technique by which magnified birefringent images appear bright or colored against a black background |
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| the ability to separate fine structures for visualization of detail |
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| glycoprotein that is the only protein produced by the kidney tubules; forms the matrix of casts |
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| mucoprotein found in the matrix of renal tubular casts |
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