Nephrology time in a conference, on 1–4 September 1960 at the "Premier Congrès International de Néphrologie" in Evian and Geneva, the first meeting of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN, International Society of Nephrology). The first day (1.9.60) was in Geneva and the next three (2–4.9.60) were in Evian, France. The early history of the ISN is described by Robinson and Richet in 2005 and the later history by Barsoum in 2011. The ISN is the largest global society representing medical professionals engaged in advancing kidney care worldwide. In the USA, founded in 1964, the National Kidney Foundation is a national
Sensory organs of gastropods gene), which is also important for forming structures for balance in eumetazoans. Mechanoreceptor the mechanoreceptors are very crucial to the snail's sensory. This article incorporates CC-BY-2.0 text from the reference Sensory organs of gastropods The sensory organs of gastropods (snails and slugs) include olfactory organs, eyes, statocysts and mechanoreceptors. Gastropods have no sense of hearing. In terrestrial gastropods the most important sensory organs are the olfactory organs which are located on the tips of the 4 tentacles. In opisthobranch marine gastropods, the chemosensory organs are two protruding structures on top of the head. These are known as rhinophores. An opisthobranch