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Kidney Tubules, Distal MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Kidney Tubules, Distal
Tree Number(s)
A05.810.453.736.560.540
Unique ID
D007686
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007686
Annotation
"ascending tubules" = ASCENDING LIMB OF LOOP OF HENLE
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Distal Kidney Tubule
Distal Renal Tubule
Previous Indexing
Kidney Tubules (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under KIDNEY TUBULES 1973-90
History Note
91(73); was see under KIDNEY TUBULES 1973-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2005/06/30
Kidney Tubules, Distal Preferred
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