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renal tubule
(redirected from Kidney tubules)

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renal tubule
n.
A tubule of the kidney, such as a collecting or convoluted tubule.

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B2u is released at elevated levels in urine when kidney tubules have been damaged, allowing small proteins to be released rather than retained by the body.
By disabling the PKD1 gene in mice, researchers hope to produce rodents with the characteristic cystic kidney tubules.
 
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