collecting duct of renal tubule

Term ID

UBERON:0001232

Synonyms

• arcuate renal tubule
• collecting duct
• collecting duct system
• collecting tubule
• junctional tube
• kidney collecting duct
• kidney collecting tubule
• renal collecting tubule
• tubulus renalis arcuatus
• tubulus renalis colligens
• ureteric tree

Definition

The collecting duct is a portion of the nephron through which water flows, moving passively down its concentration gradient http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collecting_tubule

References

• BTO:0000761
• CALOHA:TS-0860
• Collecting:tubule
• EMAPA:28407
• EV:0100391
• GAID:434
• MA:0000371
• MESH:D007685
• TAO:0005294
• ZFA:0005294
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/28202009

Ontology

Cell Ontology