proximal convoluted tubule

proximal convoluted tubule
proximal convoluted tubule n the convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between Bowman's capsule and the loop of Henle, is made up of a single layer of cuboidal cells with striated borders, and functions esp. in the resorption of sugar, sodium and chloride ions, and water from the glomerular filtrate called also proximal tubule

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tubulus contortus proximalis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • convoluted tubule — noun Date: 1923 all or part of the coiled sections of a nephron: a. proximal convoluted tubule b. distal convoluted tubule …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Proximal tubule — Infobox Anatomy Name = Proximal Convoluted Tubule Latin = tubulus contortus proximalis GraySubject = 253 GrayPage = 1223 Caption = Scheme of renal tubule and its vascular supply. (1st convoluted tubule labeled at center top.) Caption2 = 1… …   Wikipedia

  • proximal tubule — noun see proximal convoluted tubule …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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