Term Name: renal tubule morphogenesis
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Definition: The process in which the renal tubule is generated by specification of cell fate, through the maintenance of cell polarity, regulated cell proliferation and morphogenetic cell rearrangements, shape changes and growth. A renal tubule is a tube that filters, re-absorbs and secretes substances to rid an organism of waste and to play a role in fluid homeostasis.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0061333]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: renal tubule development
has parts: epithelial cell proliferation involved in renal tubule morphogenesis
is a type of: epithelial tube morphogenesis
has subtype: Malpighian tubule morphogenesis nephron tubule morphogenesis