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renal tubule

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A renal tubule is a tube that filters, re-absorbs and secretes substances to rid an organism of waste and to play a role in fluid homeostasis. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0061333 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0099864 ]

Term info

Label

renal tubule

Synonyms
  • renal tubule (generic)
  • tubule of excretory system
Subsets

pheno_slim, grouping_class

curator note

this class groups vertebrate nephron tubules with analagous structures such as insect Malpighian tubules

id

UBERON:0009773

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