loading...| Preferred Name | nephron | |
| Synonyms |
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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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001285 |
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| contributes to morphology of | ||
| database_cross_reference |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0027713 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13048 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephron http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/361337001 MA:0000375 EV:0100384 GAID:428 EMAPA:35592 EMAPA:28491 CALOHA:TS-1312 ZFA:0005282 FMA:17640 UMLS:C0027713 MESH:D009399 TAO:0002153 BTO:0000924 |
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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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| 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 developmental contribution from | ||
| has_narrow_synonym |
mature nephron |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
nephroneum tubulus renalis |
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| id |
UBERON:0001285 |
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| immediate transformation of | ||
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#vertebrate_core http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon#vertebrate_core |
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nephron |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001285 |
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| 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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