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

The simple cuboidal epithelium lining the lumen of kidney collecting ducts.

collecting duct of renal tubule epithelium

epithelium of renal collecting tubule

epithelium of collecting duct of renal tubule

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