Renal tubule
Overview
The kidney tubule, also renal tubule, is the portion of the kidney containing the fluid filtered through the glomerulus.[1]
The components of the kidney tubule are:
- Proximal tubule
- Loop of Henle
- Descending limb of loop of Henle
- Thin ascending limb of loop of Henle
- Thick ascending limb of loop of Henle
- Distal convoluted tubule
References
- ↑ Ecology & Evolutionary Biology – University of Colorado at Boulder. “The Kidney Tubule I: Urine Production.” URL: http://www.colorado.edu/eeb/web_resources/cartoons/nephrex1.html. Accessed on: March 6, 2007.
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