Assertion: nephron's tubule | /r/HasProperty | impermeable
Facets:
value: to water
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: virtually
type: MANNER
value: normally
type: DEGREE
value: to urea
type: LOCATION
value: to chloride
type: CAUSE
value: largely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The early proximal tubule is largely impermeable to chloride which builds up in concentration.
text: The collecting duct and distal convoluted tubule are normally impermeable to water, but this is altered due to hormone stimulus during homeostasis.
text: The early distal tubule has many of the same characteristics as the thick ascending loop of Henle and reabsorbs sodium, chloride, calcium, and magnesium but is virtually impermeable to water and urea.