Cell ID: CL0005011

Cell Name: renal alpha-intercalated cell

CSI Thresholds:

Select	Context	Threshold
	Overall	9.6301
	Type 2 diabetes mellitus	44.5962
	Renal pelvis	26.3401
	Renal pelvis + Healthy	26.3382
	Cortex of kidney + Type 2 diabetes mellitus	24.4441
	Cortex of kidney + Healthy	19.3984
	Kidney	7.9303
	Nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma	7.6376
	Healthy	6.9992
	Cortex of kidney	4.7914
	Renal medulla + Healthy	4.7455
	Renal medulla	4.1643
	Kidney + Healthy	1.7669
	Kidney oncocytoma	0.5102
	Kidney + Kidney oncocytoma	0.5082
	Kidney + Nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma	0.0353

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(Cell Significance Index is uniquely calculated using our advanced thresholding algorithms to reveal cell-specific gene markers.)

Description: A cuboidal epithelial cell of the kidney which secretes acid and reabsorbs base to regulate acid/base balance.

Synonyms: type A intercalated cell, type A-IC