Tamm-Hors·fall mucoprotein (t m hôrsfôl)n. A substance derived from the secretion of renal tubular cells and is a normal constituent of urine. |
mucoprotein [mu″ko-pro´tēn]
a compound present in all connective and supporting tissues, containing, as prosthetic groups (non–amino acid components), mucopolysaccharides; soluble in water and relatively resistant to denaturation.
Tamm-Horsfall mucoprotein a substance produced by cells of the ascending limb of the loop of Henle; it is a normal constituent of urine and is the major protein constituent of urinary casts.
Tamm-Horsfall mucoprotein
a normal product of the ascending limb of the loop of Henle and the distal renal tubules; may appear in many cortical tubules.
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