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peritubular capillary

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UBERON:0005272
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the tiny blood vessels that receive blood from the efferent arterioles of the glomerulus, and interact with superficial cortical nephrons allowing reabsorption and secretion between blood and the inner lumen of the nephron; peritubular capillaries are situated around the tubule and are at low pressure csmith
References
  • EMAPA:36558
  • MA:0002588
  • Peritubular:capillaries
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