renal tubule morphogenesis

id: GO:0061333
name: renal tubule morphogenesis
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The process in which the renal tubule is generated by specification of cell fate, through the maintenance of cell polarity, regulated cell proliferation and morphogenetic cell rearrangements, shape changes and growth. A renal tubule is a tube that filters, re-absorbs and secretes substances to rid an organism of waste and to play a role in fluid homeostasis.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0007443Malpighian tubule morphogenesis
GO:0072078nephron tubule morphogenesis

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0060562epithelial tube morphogenesis