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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 17.
Published in final edited form as: Mol Reprod Dev. 2015 Mar 17;82(3):151–166. doi: 10.1002/mrd.22462

Figure 2. A schematic diagram of the spatial distribution of mature renal epithelial structures along the cortico-medullary axis.

Figure 2

There are two types of nephrons, the cortical nephrons, of which the loops of Henle reach only into the outer medulla, and the juxtamedullary nephrons, of which the loops of Henle reach into the inner medulla. RC, renal corpuscle; PCT, proximal convoluted tubules; PST, proximal straight tubules; DTL, thin descending limb (of the loop of Henle); ATL, thin ascending limb (of the loop of Henle); TAL, thick ascending limb (of the loop of Henle); DCT, distal convoluted tubule; CNT, connecting tubule; CD, collecting duct.