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MeSH Heading: Kidney Tubules, Proximal
Tree Number(s): A05.810.453.736.560.570
Unique ID: D007687
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007687
Annotation: "descending tubules" = DESCENDING LIMB OF LOOP OF HENLE
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Proximal Kidney Tubule; Proximal Renal Tubule
Previous Indexing: Kidney Tubules (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74(73)
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2005/06/30

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