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TUBULE CONTOURNE DISTAL [2 records]

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Record 1 2014-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Urinary Tract
DEF

The convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between Bowman's capsule and the loop of Henle, is made up of a single layer of cuboidal cells with striated borders, and functions especially in the resorption of sugar, sodium and chloride ions, and water from the glomerular filtrate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Appareil urinaire
CONT

Chaque rein contient environ un million de néphrons. Chacun est constitué d’un glomérule, qui est entouré d’une structure à paroi fine, en forme de bonnet(la capsule de Bowman), d’un petit tube(tubule) qui recueille le matériel provenant de l'espace de la capsule de Bowman et d’un tube collecteur, qui draine l'urine du tube. Lorsque le liquide devient de l'urine, il atteint les canaux collecteurs. Les tubules sont composés de trois parties intriquées : le tube contourné proximal, l'anse de Henle et le tube contourné distal.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Urinary Tract
DEF

The convoluted portion of the nephron lying between the loop of Henle and the nonsecretory part of the nephron and concerned especially with the concentration of urine.

CONT

The distal tubule is divided into two segments with very different properties. The early distal tubule extends from the juxtaglomerular apparatus to the middle of the distal convolution. The late distal tubule continues from there to the cortical collecting duct and is morphologically and functionally similar to the collecting duct.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Appareil urinaire
DEF

Segment situé entre la fin de la branche ascendante large de l’anse de Henle et la jonction de deux de ces segments au début du canal collecteur cortical.

Spanish

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