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Tubule

tubule

1. A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.

2. (Science: anatomy) A minute tube lined with glandular epithelium; as, the uriniferous tubules of the kidney.

Origin: F. Tubule, or L. Tubulus, dim. Of tubus a tube, a pipe. A small tube.Pertaining to a small tube-like structure.


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glucose absorption

... in the extracellular space than in the cell. The classic examples of cells using Na/glucose symporters are enterocytes and cells of the proximal tubule of the tubule, but there may be other cells where this particular transporter is expressed. As for your second question: I don't exactly what ...

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by MrMistery
Sun Nov 16, 2008 4:16 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: glucose absorption
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Views: 3160

First ever video footage of ovulation

... monitored for temperature and hormones to predict when she is about ovulate and when to begin filming, here you can see the ovary end of fallopian tubule covered by finger like projection called fimbria, A mucous plug containing the egg breaks away from the ovary, the fingers move in time with ...

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by loyolite11
Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:21 am
 
Forum: Biology Movies
Topic: First ever video footage of ovulation
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Views: 1498

Renal

... whereas osmotic pressure by the tissue. So, if hydrostatic pressure is higher than osmotic pressure, does it mean that more water enter the renal tubule? 3) I don't understand how osmotic pressure is dependent on the protein concentration. Thanks in advance! Maruko

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by Maruko
Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:32 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Renal
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Views: 1466

Seminiferous tubules

Imagine a pipe, it is one seminiferous tubule. If you cut it transversally, you will get circular shape like ring shape. if you cut it longitudinally, you will get another shape, if you cut it diagonally, you will get another shape, etc. etc.

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by DoctorStein
Fri May 30, 2008 11:19 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Seminiferous tubules
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Views: 1480

Seminiferous tubules

That makes not a lot of sense. Do you mean cross section diagram from a book or a real image of a seminiferous tubule?

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by daniel.kurz
Tue May 20, 2008 9:22 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Seminiferous tubules
Replies: 3
Views: 1480
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