PROXIMAL CONVOLUTED TUBULE


Meaning of PROXIMAL CONVOLUTED TUBULE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: circa 1899

: the convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between Bowman's capsule and the loop of Henle and functions especially in the resorption of sugar, sodium and chloride ions, and water from the glomerular filtrate — called also proximal tubule

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