Researchers have created what could be a key building block for assembling a synthetic kidney. They describe how they generate rudimentary kidney structures, known as organoids, that resemble the ...

Do you recognize the shape of this yellow tree-like structure? If you guessed a kidney, you are correct! It is the collecting duct system, which funnels urine from the kidney to the bladder. And what ...

The renal tubules of the kidney function to reabsorb water, ions, and organic molecules from the filtrate destined to become urine. As it passes through the sections of the tubule, the majority of the ...

The collecting duct system of the mouse kidney is colored red with a fluorescent dye. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...