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kidney collecting duct epithelium

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The simple cuboidal epithelium lining the lumen of kidney collecting ducts. [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/anna ]

Term info

Label

kidney collecting duct epithelium

Synonyms
  • collecting duct of renal tubule epithelium
  • epithelium of collecting duct of renal tubule
  • epithelium of renal collecting tubule
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Subsets

pheno_slim

id

UBERON:0014388

taxon notes

In mouse, the mature and differentiated CD epithelium comprises two unique cells types with principal cells responsible for vasopressin-regulated water reabsorption, and intercalated cells regulating acid-base homeostasis; injury to the epithelium is believed to cause epithelial cells to acquire mesenchymal characteristics via epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), a process through which tubular epithelial cells may transform into interstitial fibroblasts and promote renal fibrosis