A cytoplasm that contains many nuclei is called a syncytium.

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Type A intercalated cells  secrete hydrogen ions by a hydrogen-ATPase transporter and by a hydrogen-potassium-ATPase transporter are especially important in eliminating hydrogen ions while reabsorbing bicarbonate in acidosis

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Type B intercalated cells have functions opposite to those of type A cells and secrete bicarbonate into the tubular lumen while reabsorbing hydrogen ions in alkalosis

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The changes in osmolality and volume in the collecting ducts depend on the amount of vasopressin acting on the ducts.

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The key to the action of vasopressin on the collecting ducts is aquaporin-2 & stored in vesicles in the cytoplasm of principal cells

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The effect is mediated via the vasopressin V2 receptor, cyclic adenosine 5-monophosphate (cAMP) & protein kinase A

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Medullary collecting duct is permeable to urea, and there are special urea transporters that facilitate urea diffusion across the luminal and basolateral membranes