Nephrology was the French 'Societe de Pathologie Renale'. Its first president was Jean Hamburger, and its first meeting was in Paris in February 1949. In 1959, Hamburger also founded the 'Société de Néphrologie', as a continuation of the older society. The UK's Renal Association was founded in 1950; the second society of nephrologists. Its first president was Arthur Osman. Its first meeting was on 30 March 1950 in London. The Società di Nefrologia Italiana was founded in 1957 and was the first national society to incorporate the phrase nephrologia (or nephrology) into its name. The word 'nephrology' appeared for the first
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