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).

References

Ontology

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