Kidney Tubules, Collecting
"Kidney Tubules, Collecting" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Straight tubes commencing in the radiate part of the kidney cortex where they receive the curved ends of the distal convoluted tubules. In the medulla the collecting tubules of each pyramid converge to join a central tube (duct of Bellini) which opens on the summit of the papilla.
| Descriptor ID |
D007685
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.810.453.736.560.510
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| Concept/Terms |
Kidney Tubules, Collecting- Kidney Tubules, Collecting
- Kidney Collecting Duct
- Kidney Collecting Ducts
- Collecting Duct, Kidney
- Collecting Ducts, Kidney
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