Kidney injury associated with drug toxicity ... Furthermore, nephrotoxins can accumulate to high concentrations in the medulla as a result of the countercurrent exchange function of the medullary ...

The involvement of kidney in glucose regulation involves three different pathways: glucose release from renal cortex via gluconeogenesis; glucose uptake and glycolysis from renal medulla for ...

The reabsorption of water back into the blood (at the medulla) is controlled by the anti-diuretic hormone (ADH). ADH is produced by the part of the brain that monitors water levels in the blood.