Role Of Kidney Epithelial Cells. Tubule epithelial lipid accumulation was evident both in kidneys from mice and humans with renal fibrosis. A diagram of the kidney showing bowman s capsule where the blood is filtered into the kidney.
The cuboidal cells within the tubules perform a range of functions in filtering the blood. Each nephron consists of several small tubules which are lined with cuboidal epithelial cells. Let us have a look at the functions of each type of epithelial cells in the following table.
Structures in the kidney include the renal corpuscle comprised of a glomerulus and bowman s capsule which filters the blood and various tubules through which blood and urine pass.
Epithelial cells have important roles in secretion and absorption. Epithelial cells have important roles in secretion and absorption. A raised amount of epithelial cells in a person s urine may be a sign that they are ill. However evidence that renal tubular epithelial cells can cross the.