The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the kidney over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The kidney is an organ that filters the blood and/or excretes the end products of body metabolism in the form of urine. [ GOC:mtg_kidney_jan10 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0721662544 GOC:dph https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0124020607 ]
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- pattern specification involved in kidney development
- cell differentiation involved in kidney development
- kidney vasculature development
- cell migration involved in kidney development
- cell-cell signaling involved in kidney development
- kidney morphogenesis
- nephron development
- kidney epithelium development
- kidney mesenchyme development
- cell proliferation involved in kidney development