| Name: | pronephric proximal convoluted tubule |
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| Synonyms: | PCT |
| Definition: | Most anterior portion of the pronephric duct (or tubule as described by Wingert et al, 2007). |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001620] |
| Name: | renal absorption |
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| Synonyms: | nephron absorption, renal reabsorption |
| Definition: | A renal system process in which water, ions, glucose and proteins are taken up from the collecting ducts, glomerulus and proximal and distal loops of the nephron. In non-mammalian species, absorption may occur in related structures (e.g. protein absorption is observed in nephrocytes in Drosophila, see PMID:23264686). |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0070293] QuickGO AmiGO |