Renal tubules can be affected by antibiotics at ... can also affect the loop of Henle and lead to a Bartter-like syndrome. In the collecting ducts, antibiotics can cause a diverse range of ...

Each human kidney has about 1 to 2 million filtering units called nephrons that help purify our blood and remove waste ...

For example, the connected nephron-tubule pairs remain disorganized ... the creation of the first kidney organoid system with real collecting ducts will allow scientists to further study diseases ...