urinary tubule of the nephron

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• nephron — [nef′rän΄, nef′rən] n. [Ger < Gr nephros: see NEPHRO ] a single urinary tubule in the vertebrate kidney …   English World dictionary

• Nephron — For the drug with trade name Nephron, see Epinephrine. Nephron Nephron of the kidney without juxtaglomerular apparatus Latin nephroneum Gray s …   Wikipedia

• Urinary casts — are cylindrical aggregations of particulate matter that form in the distal nephron, dislodge, and eventually pass into the urine. They form via precipitation of Tamm Horsfall mucoprotein which is secreted by renal tubule cells, and sometimes also …   Wikipedia

• nephron — /nef ron/, n. Anat., Zool. the filtering and excretory unit of the kidney, consisting of the glomerulus and tubules. [1930 35; < G; alter. of Gk nephrós kidney] * * * Functional unit of the kidney that removes waste and excess substances from the …   Universalium

• Tubule — A small tube. * * * A small tube. SYN: tubulus [TA]. [L. tubulus, dim. of tubus, tube] Albarran y Dominguez tubules SYN: Albarran glands, under gland. connecting t. a narrow arching t. of the kidney joining the distal convoluted t. and the… …   Medical dictionary

• Connecting tubule — Scheme of renal tubule and its vascular supply. Latin tubulus renalis arcuatus Gray s …   Wikipedia

• Distal convoluted tubule — Kidney nephron ( 1st proximal convoluted tubule , 2nd distal convoluted tubule ) …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Neck of urinary bladder — Vertical section of bladder, penis, and urethra. (Neck labeled near center.) Latin cervix vesicae urinariae The neck of the urinary bladder is t …   Wikipedia

• renal collecting tubule — ▪ anatomy also called  Duct Of Bellini,         any of the long narrow tubes in the kidney that concentrate and transport urine from the nephrons, the chief functioning units of the kidneys, to larger ducts that connect with the renal calyces,… …   Universalium

• Sodium-chloride symporter — Solute carrier family 12 (sodium/chloride transporters), member 3 Identifiers Symbols SLC12A3; FLJ96318; NCCT; TSC External IDs …   Wikipedia