Structured Summary
Abstract
The renal tubule portion that extends from the BOWMAN CAPSULE in the KIDNEY CORTEX into the KIDNEY MEDULLA. The proximal tubule consists of a convoluted proximal segment in the cortex, and a distal straight segment descending into the medulla where it forms the U-shaped LOOP OF HENLE.
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11 entry terms
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal
- Proximal Kidney Tubule
- Proximal Renal Tubule
- Kidney Tubule, Proximal
- Proximal Renal Tubules
- Renal Tubule, Proximal
- Renal Tubules, Proximal
- Tubule, Proximal Kidney
- Tubule, Proximal Renal
- Tubules, Proximal Kidney
- Tubules, Proximal Renal
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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
"descending tubules" = DESCENDING LIMB OF LOOP OF HENLE
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History Note
74(73)
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Previous Indexing
- Kidney Tubules (1966-1972)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Proximal Kidney Tubules. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007687. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007687
- Proximal Kidney Tubules. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proximal_tubule
- Proximal Kidney Tubules. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2916078