"Kidney Tubules, Distal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D007686
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.810.453.736.560.540
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| Concept/Terms |
Kidney Tubules, Distal- Kidney Tubules, Distal
- Distal Kidney Tubules
- Kidney Tubule, Distal
- Tubule, Distal Kidney
- Tubules, Distal Kidney
- Distal Kidney Tubule
- Distal Renal Tubule
- Distal Renal Tubules
- Renal Tubule, Distal
- Renal Tubules, Distal
- Tubule, Distal Renal
- Tubules, Distal Renal
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