proximal straight tubule
The proximal straight tubule is the part of the descending limb that extends from the proximal convoluted tubule to the descending thin tubule. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0072020 ]
Term info
proximal straight tubule
- S3
- thick descending limb of proximal tubule
- tubulus rectus proximalis
uberon_slim, vertebrate_core
TODO - is S3 exactly coincident with PST? todo - ensure relationships work across species (loop of Henle)
Portion of the renal tubule which is just posterior to the proximal convoluted tubule.[TAO]
UBERON:0005166
uberon
pars recta tubuli renalis, proximal tubule segment 3, segment 3 of proximal tubule, pars recta
UBERON:0001290
Term relations
- renal cortex tubule
- renal straight tubule
- part of some proximal tubule
- continuous_with some proximal convoluted tubule
- part of some descending limb of loop of Henle
- continuous_with some descending thin limb
- part of some outer medulla outer stripe loop of Henle