Kidney Tubules, Proximal
Synonyms
Kidney Tubule, Proximal
Proximal Kidney Tubule
Proximal Kidney Tubules
Proximal Renal Tubule
Proximal Renal Tubules
Renal Tubule, Proximal
Renal Tubules, Proximal
Tubule, Proximal Kidney
Tubule, Proximal Renal
Tubules, Proximal Kidney
Tubules, Proximal Renal
The renal tubule portion that extends from the BOWMAN CAPSULE in the KIDNEY CORTEX into the KIDNEY MEDULLA. The proximal tubule consists of a convoluted proximal segment in the cortex, and a distal straight segment descending into the medulla where it forms the U-shaped LOOP OF HENLE.