loading...| Preferred Name | nephron | |
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mature nephron nephroneum tubulus renalis |
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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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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001285 |
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mature nephron nephroneum tubulus renalis |
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false |
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nephron |
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| 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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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Gray1128.png |
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| 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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mature nephron |
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| has related synonym |
nephroneum tubulus renalis |
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uberon |
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UBERON:0001285 |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#vertebrate_core |
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nephron |
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UBERON:0001285 |
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nephron |
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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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Wikipedia:Nephron MA:0000375 EV:0100384 GAID:428 EMAPA:35592 EMAPA:28491 CALOHA:TS-1312 ZFA:0005282 SCTID:361337001 FMA:17640 UMLS:C0027713 NCIT:C13048 MESH:D009399 TAO:0002153 BTO:0000924 |
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