Preferred Name |
nephron |
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Synonyms |
tubulus renalis nephroneum mature nephron |
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Definitions |
The basic functional unit of the kidney. its chief function is to regulate the concentration of water and soluble substances like sodium salts by filtering the blood, reabsorbing what is needed and excreting the rest as urine. A nephron eliminates wastes from the body, regulates blood volume and blood pressure, controls levels of electrolytes and metabolites, and regulates blood pH. Its functions are vital to life and are regulated by the endocrine system by hormones such as antidiuretic hormone, aldosterone, and parathyroid hormone.[WP]. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001285 |
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contributes to morphology of | ||
database_cross_reference |
BTO:0000924 MESH:D009399 TAO:0002153 EMAPA:35592 CALOHA:TS-1312 ZFA:0005282 NCIT:C13048 Wikipedia:Nephron SCTID:361337001 UMLS:C0027713 EMAPA:28491 EV:0100384 FMA:17640 GAID:428 MA:0000375 |
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depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Gray1128.png |
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develops_from | ||
editor note |
kidney terms require review for cross-vertebrate compatibility and developmental relationships. |
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external_definition |
Functional unit of the kidney that filters waste.[TAO] |
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has_narrow_synonym |
mature nephron |
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has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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has_related_synonym |
tubulus renalis nephroneum |
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id |
UBERON:0001285 |
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immediate transformation of | ||
imported from | ||
in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon#uberon_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon#vertebrate_core http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#pheno_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#vertebrate_core |
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label |
nephron |
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notation |
UBERON:0001285 |
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part_of | ||
prefLabel |
nephron |
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taxon_notes |
In the avian kidney, three types of nephron are identified: mammalian-type nephrons with long and short loops of Henle, and reptilian type nephrons (Gambaryan, 1992) |
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textual definition |
The basic functional unit of the kidney. its chief function is to regulate the concentration of water and soluble substances like sodium salts by filtering the blood, reabsorbing what is needed and excreting the rest as urine. A nephron eliminates wastes from the body, regulates blood volume and blood pressure, controls levels of electrolytes and metabolites, and regulates blood pH. Its functions are vital to life and are regulated by the endocrine system by hormones such as antidiuretic hormone, aldosterone, and parathyroid hormone.[WP]. |
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