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renal tubule renal corpuscle loop of Henle renal collecting tubule juxtaglomerular cell proximal convoluted tubule distal convoluted tubule vascular pole glomerulus Bowman’s capsule renal capsule pronephros archinephros mesonephros cloaca metanephros renal lobe

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