Light micrograph of kidney tubules. The kidneys regulate body fluids, maintaining desirable levels of acids and bases, salts, nutrients and wastes. Each kidney is made up of over a million tiny tubes known as nephrons, or kidney tubules. The tubules act in parallel to filter the blood and produce urine. | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Gennaro, Joseph F. |
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