DISTAL CONVOLUTED TUBULE


Meaning of DISTAL CONVOLUTED TUBULE in English

noun

: the convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between the loop of Henle and the collecting tubule in intimate association with the afferent vessel, that resembles the proximal convoluted tubule in structure though lacking the striated border, and that is concerned especially with concentration of the urine

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