kidney collecting duct epithelium
The simple cuboidal epithelium lining the lumen of kidney collecting ducts. [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/anna MP:0011843 ]
Synonyms: collecting duct of renal tubule epithelium, epithelium of renal collecting tubule, epithelium of collecting duct of renal tubule
Term info
- EMAPA:37885 (MA:th)
pheno_slim
In mouse, the mature and differentiated CD epithelium comprises two unique cells types with principal cells responsible for vasopressin-regulated water reabsorption, and intercalated cells regulating acid-base homeostasis; injury to the epithelium is believed to cause epithelial cells to acquire mesenchymal characteristics via epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), a process through which tubular epithelial cells may transform into interstitial fibroblasts and promote renal fibrosis
uberon
UBERON:0014388