Kidney Histology Proximal Tubule. The proximal tubule is the primary target of injury and progression of kidney disease. Proximal tubule of the kidney.
Kidney renal tubule vacuolation cytoplasmic in a treated male b6c3f1 mouse from a chronic study higher magnification of figure 1. First the proximal convoluted tubule which is the longest part of the renal tubule has a simple tall cuboidal epithelium with a brush border the epithelium almost fills the lumen and the microvilli increases the surface area by 30 40 fold. Proximal convoluted tubule pars convoluta the pars convoluta latin convoluted part is the initial convoluted portion.
Proximal convoluted tubule pars convoluta the pars convoluta latin convoluted part is the initial convoluted portion.
The proximal tubule of the kidney has two parts schematic figure of the nephron. The proximal tubule is the first part of the tubular system. Proximal convoluted tubule pct. The generation of proximal tubule like cells from human induced pluripotent stem cells has been used to evaluate nephrotoxicity of 30 compounds.