Preferred Name | renal collecting system | |
Synonyms |
tubulus renalis colligens collecting duct system kidney collecting duct system |
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Definitions |
The collecting duct system of the kidney consists of a series of tubules and ducts that connect the nephrons to the ureter. It participates in electrolyte and fluid balance through reabsorption and excretion, processes regulated by the hormones aldosterone and antidiuretic hormone. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004100 |
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database_cross_reference |
SCTID:279371005 Wikipedia:Collecting_duct_system FMA:265239 |
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depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Gray1128.png |
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has exact synonym |
collecting duct system kidney collecting duct system |
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has related synonym |
tubulus renalis colligens |
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has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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id |
UBERON:0004100 |
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in_subset |
http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#pheno_slim |
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label |
renal collecting system |
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notation |
UBERON:0004100 |
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prefLabel |
renal collecting system |
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textual definition |
The collecting duct system of the kidney consists of a series of tubules and ducts that connect the nephrons to the ureter. It participates in electrolyte and fluid balance through reabsorption and excretion, processes regulated by the hormones aldosterone and antidiuretic hormone. |
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