| Name: | renal tubule |
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| Synonyms: | mesonephric tubule, renal tubules |
| Definition: | Renal duct that collects filtrate from the renal corpuscle and transports it to the collecting duct. Different parts of the renal tubule reabsorb specific components of the filtrate to leave only waste. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001287] |
| Name: | endocytosis |
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| Synonyms: | endocytic import into cell, nonselective vesicle endocytosis, plasma membrane invagination, vesicle endocytosis |
| Definition: | A vesicle-mediated transport process in which cells take up external materials or membrane constituents by the invagination of a part of the plasma membrane to form a new membrane-bounded vesicle. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006897] QuickGO AmiGO |