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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Kidney Tubules, Proximal
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Túbulos Renales Proximales
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Túbulos Renais Proximais
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Tree Number:
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A05.810.453.736.560.570
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Definition English:
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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. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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"descending tubules" = DESCENDING LIMB OF LOOP OF HENLE
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History Note English:
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74(73)
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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7865
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Unique Identifier:
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D007687
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Occurrence in VHL:
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