Anatomy

Distal Kidney Tubules

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.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Distal Kidney Tubule
  • Distal Renal Tubule
  • Kidney Tubules, Distal
  • Distal Renal Tubules
  • Kidney Tubule, Distal
  • Renal Tubule, Distal
  • Renal Tubules, Distal
  • Tubule, Distal Kidney
  • Tubule, Distal Renal
  • Tubules, Distal Kidney
  • Tubules, Distal Renal

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

"ascending tubules" = ASCENDING LIMB OF LOOP OF HENLE

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History Note

91(73); was see under KIDNEY TUBULES 1973-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Kidney Tubules (1966-1972)

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Tree Number

  1. A05w.810w.453w.736w.560.540

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Distal Kidney Tubules. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007686. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007686
  2. Distal Kidney Tubules. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27990955