One section of this structure is the macula densa, which secretes prostaglandins that trigger hormone release from JG cells.
Mesengial cells in this structure couple it to the surrounding blood vessels. One section of this structure is the macula densa, which secretes prostaglandins that trigger hormone release from JG cells. One section of it is surrounded by the vasa recta, and another section of it upregulates aquaporin-2 in response to vasopressin. The vascular pole is the site where the glomerulus enters Bowman's capsule in this structure. Consisting of both proximal and distal convoluted tubules, the Loop of Henle, and the collecting duct, for 10 points, name this functional unit of the kidney.
Mesengial cells in this structure couple it to the surrounding blood vessels.
{nephron} [prompt on {kidney} before “{macula densa}”, do not accept afterwards]