Physiologic Function
renal reabsorption
re·nal re·ab·sorp·tion
Subclass of:
Kidney Concentrating Ability;
Absorption, Physiological
Definitions related to renal reabsorption:
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(renal absorption) A renal system process in which water, ions, glucose and proteins are taken up from the collecting ducts, glomerulus and proximal and distal loops of the nephron. In non-mammalian species, absorption may occur in related structures (e.g. protein absorption is observed in nephrocytes in Drosophila, see PMID:23264686).Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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The reuptake of water, ELECTROLYTES, and other substances by the KIDNEY to the blood supply.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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