Assertion: nephron | /r/HasSubevent | distal convoluted tubule
Facets:
value: from the proximal convoluted tubule
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The portion of the nephron that leads from the proximal convoluted tubule to the distal convoluted tubule; it has a hairpin bend in the renal medulla and the main function of this structure is to reabsorb water and ions from the urine.
text: In the kidney, the loop of Henle ( ) (or Henle's loop, Henle loop, nephron loop or its Latin counterpart ansa nephroni) is the portion of a nephron that leads from the proximal convoluted tubule to the distal convoluted tubule.
text: In the kidney, the loop of Henle ( ) (or Henle's loop, Henle loop, nephron loop or its Latin counterpart ansa nephroni) is the portion of a nephron that leads from the proximal convoluted tubule to the distal convoluted tubule.