| 释义 |
proximal convoluted tubule
noun
: the convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between the Malpighian corpuscle and the loop of Heule, is made up of a single layer of cuboidal cells with striated borders, and is believed to be concerned especially with the resorption of sugar, sodium and chloride ions, and water from the glomerular filtrate — see distal convoluted tubule |