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Renal chloride reabsorption

Renal reabsorption of chloride (Cl^-) is a part of renal physiology, in order not to loose too much chloride in the urine.

Overview table

Characteristics of Cl^- reabsorption
Characteristic	proximal tubule			loop of Henle			Distal convoluted tubule	Collecting duct system
Characteristic	S1	S2	S3	descending limb	thin ascending limb	thick ascending limb	Distal convoluted tubule	connecting tubule	initial collecting tubule	cortical collecting ducts	medullary collecting ducts
reabsorption (%)
reabsorption (mmoles/day)
Concentration (mM)	115^[1]		135^[1]
electrical driving force (mV)	-3^[2]		+3^[2]			+15^[2]	-5 to +5^[2]			-40^[2]
chemical driving force (mV)
electrochemical driving force (mV)	(positive) ^[3]
apical transport proteins	(passively)^[3]		Cl-formate exchanger Cl-oxalate exchanger Cl^-/HCO₃^- exchanger Cl^--OH^- exchanger			Na-K-2Cl cotransporter^[1]	Na-Cl cotransporter^[1]			principal cells: paracellularily^[1] β intercalated cells: Cl-HCO₃^- exchanger^[1]
basolateral transport proteins			chloride channels^[1] Cl-K cotransporter^[1]			chloride channels^[1]	chloride channels^[1]			chloride channels
Other reabsorption features

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Walter F., PhD. Boron. Medical Physiology: A Cellular And Molecular Approaoch. Elsevier/Saunders. ISBN 1-4160-2328-3. Page 780
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Walter F., PhD. Boron. Medical Physiology: A Cellular And Molecular Approaoch. Elsevier/Saunders. ISBN 1-4160-2328-3. Page 777
^ ^a ^b Walter F., PhD. Boron. Medical Physiology: A Cellular And Molecular Approaoch. Elsevier/Saunders. ISBN 1-4160-2328-3. Page 779

v • d • e Urinary system, physiology: renal physiology and acid base physiology
Filtration	Renal blood flow - Ultrafiltration - Countercurrent exchange
Hormones affecting filtration	Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) - Aldosterone - Atrial natriuretic peptide
Secretion/clearance	Pharmacokinetics - Clearance of medications
Reabsorption	Solvent drag -Na⁺ - Cl^- -urea -glucose -oligopeptides -protein
Endocrine	Renin - Erythropoietin (EPO) - Calcitriol (Active vitamin D) - Prostaglandins
Assessing Renal function / Measures of dialysis	Glomerular filtration rate - Creatinine clearance - Renal clearance ratio - Urea reduction ratio - Kt/V - Standardized Kt/V - Hemodialysis product - PAH clearance (Effective renal plasma flow - Extraction ratio)
Acid base physiology	Fluid balance - Darrow Yannet diagram - Body water - Interstitial fluid - Extracellular fluid - Intracellular fluid/Cytosol - Plasma - Transcellular fluid - Base excess - Davenport diagram - Anion gap - Arterial blood gas
Buffering/compensation	Bicarbonate buffering system - Respiratory compensation - Renal compensation

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