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Reabsorption and Secretion Along the Distal Tubule and Collecting Duct - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 10:58, 4 September 2008
, 10:58, 4 September 2008→[[Collecting Duct - Anatomy & Physiology #Principal Cells| Principal Cells of Collecting Duct]]
* The ability to secrete potassium here is vital in animals with high potassium diets such as herbivores where excreting only the amount filtered would not be suffice
* The ability to secrete potassium here is vital in animals with high potassium diets such as herbivores where excreting only the amount filtered would not be suffice
====[[Collecting Duct - Anatomy & Physiology #Principal Cells| Principal Cells of Collecting Duct]]====
====Principal Cells of Collecting Duct====
* Potassium transported into lumen
* Potassium transported into lumen
* Is both absorbed and secreted via paracellular route
* Is both absorbed and secreted via paracellular route