nephron tubule

UBERON:0001231 · kidney tubule, renal tubule, tubulus renalis, uriniferous tubule

Tubular segment reabsorbing water, electrolytes and glucose from the filtrate.

Where it sits

• part of kidney

What it does, and what normal looks like

• Managing your body's water and salt

Markers that report on it

• Sodium regulated by main
  The kidney governs how much sodium leaves the body, and its tubules take needed minerals back into the blood.
• Potassium regulated by main
  The kidney is mainly responsible for the body's potassium balance, and its tubules secrete potassium into urine.
• Magnesium regulated by main
  The kidney tubules reabsorb or release magnesium, which mainly sets the blood level.
• Phosphate regulated by main
  The kidneys mainly control blood phosphate by filtering out extra and holding back phosphate when it is low.
• Chloride regulated by
  The kidneys get rid of extra chloride in urine, and the kidney tubules take chloride back into the blood.
• Carbon dioxide, total regulated by
  The kidneys help keep blood bicarbonate, which is most of total CO2, at a normal level.