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The 26 pages that link to Kidney, each with the reason it gives.

• UreaRelated: The kidneys remove urea from blood and regulate its concentration.

• Vitamin DRelated: They perform the final activation step that produces calcitriol.

• Uric acidRelated: The kidneys excrete most uric acid and regulate circulating urate levels.

• Urea cycleRelated: The kidneys excrete urea after the liver has synthesized it.

• BicarbonateRelated: Kidneys reclaim filtered bicarbonate and generate new bicarbonate to regulate blood pH.

• Parathyroid hormoneRelated: The kidney is a direct PTH target and activates vitamin D.

• Urinary bladderRelated: Urine reaches the bladder from the kidneys through the ureters.

• Parathyroid glandRelated: Parathyroid hormone increases renal calcium retention and alters phosphate handling.

• CalcitriolRelated: Kidney cells produce most circulating calcitriol by activating its precursor.

• GlutamineRelated: Renal glutamine metabolism produces ammonium and helps regulate acid–base balance.

• Bull sharkRelated: Bull shark kidneys conserve or excrete salts and water as the animal changes salinity.

• UrophagiaRelated: Urine consumption returns substances the kidneys had already removed from circulation.

• Transport (biology)Related: Its nephrons selectively reabsorb and secrete substances during fluid processing.