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uriniferous tubule

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u·ri·nif·er·ous tu·bule

the functional unit of the kidney, composed of a long convoluted portion (nephron) and an intrarenal collecting duct.

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uriniferous tubule

the coiled tube that leads from the BOWMAN'S CAPSULE of the vertebrate kidney to the collecting tubes which convey urine to the ureter.

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ampulla of ductus deferens
Bowman's capsule
cortical labyrinth
crypts of Henle
elastic laminae of arteries
endoneurium
entoretina
Hassall-Henle bodies
Henle fiber layer
Henle fissures
Henle glands
Henle layer
Henle reaction
Henle tubules
Henle, Friedrich Gustar Jacob
lamina basalis choroideae
nephron
nephrosis
physiologic unit

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