Nephron in A Sentence

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    Click image to enlarge Cross section of kidney nephron from rainbow trout naturally infected with Yersinia ruckeri.

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    Glomerulus-Plural, glomeruli; a network of capillaries located in the nephron of the kidney where wastes are filtered from the blood.

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    Potassium - Adaptive processes increase potassium secretion in the distal nephron (collecting tubules) and also in the gut.

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    These drugs act by increasing sodium excretion in the proximal convoluted tubule of the nephron (8).