Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
proximal convoluted tubuleFunction:
noun : the convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between Bowman's capsule and the loop of Henle, is madeup of a single layer of cuboidal cells with striated borders, and functions especially in the resorption of sugar, sodium and chloride ions, and water from the glomerular filtrate called also
proximal tubule
