distal convoluted tubule
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001292
The first segment of the nephron lying just downstream from the loop of Henle, immediately after the macula densa. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0072025 ]
Synonyms: tubulus contortus distalis, distal convoluted renal tubule
Term info
- MA:0001666
- EMAPA:28393
- FMA:17721
- SCTID:361336005
- NCIT:C32469
- EV:0100389
- Wikipedia:Distal_convoluted_tubule
- UMLS:C0022676 (ncithesaurus:Distal_Convoluted_Tubule)
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
a portion of kidney nephron between the loop of Henle and the collecting duct system[Wikipedia:Distal_convoluted_tubule].
in humans it is responsible for the reabsorption of about 5% of filtered sodium via the thiazide-sensitive Na-Cl symporter.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Kidney_nephron.png
second convoluted tubule, tubulus convolutus distalis, tubulus contortus distalis
uberon
UBERON:0001292
Distal convoluted tubule
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606