Renal tubule epithelial cells can be oval to columnar ... [9] Casts are formed in the distal tubules and collecting ducts where Tamm–Horsfall proteins precipitate and entrap cells present ...

The kidney is a major site of organ damage ... and in some cases to much higher levels (>100-fold) in the distal tubule and collecting duct. These high intratubular concentrations, together ...

continue along the nephron tubule to the collecting ducts as urine. This eventually passes down to the bladder. In carrying out these processes, the kidney is able to fulfil its functions of ...

Upon binding of desmopressin to V2 receptors in the basolateral membrane of the cells of the distal tubule and collecting ducts of the nephron ... heart failure, renal disorders), or habitual ...