Distal Convoluted Tubule

Preferred Label : Distal Convoluted Tubule;

NCIt definition : A coiled segment of the renal tubule found in the cortex of the kidney, which arises from the ascending loop of Henle, and functions to reabsorb certain electrolytes and regulate the pH of the urine.;

Details

Origin ID

C32469;

UMLS CUI

C0022676;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Nephron [NCIt concept]
- Renal Cortex [NCIt concept]
Associated anatomy of gene products
- Solute Carrier Family 12 Member 3 [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- distal convoluted tubule [UBERON concept]
- distal convoluted tubule [Radlex concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Distal convoluted tubule [FMA entity]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Distal convoluted renal tubule structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Distal convoluted tubule [FMA entity]
- distal convoluted renal tubule [SNOMED Notion]
- distal convoluted tubule [UBERON concept]
- kidney tubules, distal [MeSH concept]
- kidney tubules, distal [MeSH Descriptor]
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- Metanephric Adenofibroma [NCIt concept]
- Metanephric Adenoma [NCIt concept]
- Metanephric Stromal Tumor [NCIt concept]
- Metanephric Tumor [NCIt concept]
tissue_is_expression_site_of_gene_product
- Solute Carrier Family 22 Member 2 [NCIt concept]

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