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GO: Biological Process

renal absorption

Term ID
GO:0070293
Synonyms
  • nephron absorption
  • renal reabsorption
Definition
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).
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