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The mammalian nephron is composed of the renal corpuscle (commonly referred to as the “glomerulus”) and the renal tubule. The tubular component of the nephron is traditionally divided into three functional regions: the proximal tubule, the thin limb, and the distal tubule. Strictly speaking, the collecting duct system is not part of the nephron since its embryonic derivation is from the ureteric bud rather than the metanephric mass. However, physiologists and anatomists now view the collecting duct as an integral portion of the nephron regardless of its embryonic origin.
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Tisher, C.C., Madsen, K.M., Verlander, J.W. (1991). Functional Morphology of the Nephron. In: Hatano, M. (eds) Nephrology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-35158-1_2
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