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

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