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... > Urogenital System > Urinary Tract > Kidney > Nephrons > Kidney Tubules > Kidney Tubules, Distal

Preferred term

Kidney Tubules, Distal  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The portion of renal tubule that begins from the enlarged segment of the ascending limb of the LOOP OF HENLE. It reenters the KIDNEY CORTEX and forms the convoluted segments of the distal tubule.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Distal Kidney Tubule
  • Distal Renal Tubule

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TB1XVQFG-T

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