Renal oligopeptide reabsorption
Renal oligopeptide reabsorption is the part of renal physiology that deals with the retrieval of filtered oligopeptides, preventing them from disappearing from the body through the urine.
Almost all reabsorption takes place in the
proximal tubule cell
.
Overview table
| Characteristic | proximal tubule | loop of Henle | Distal convoluted tubule | Collecting duct system | ||
| S1 | S2 | S3 | ||||
| reabsorption (%) | 99[1] | Beyond the proximal tubule: 1%[1] | ||||
| reabsorption (mmoles/day) | ||||||
| Concentration | ||||||
apical transport proteins
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basolateral transport proteins
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| Other reabsorption features | ||||||
References
- ^ ISBN 1-4160-2328-3. Page 798