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tubule Definition

tu·bule (to̵̅o̅byo̵̅o̅l′, tyo̵̅o̅-)

noun

a small tube; minute tubular structure in an animal or plant

Etymology: < L tubulus, dim. of tubus, tube

tubule Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • kidney: Uranium has a particular effect on the proximal tubules of the kidney.
  • nephron: These drugs act by increasing sodium excretion in the proximal convoluted tubule of the nephron ( 8 ).
  • doublet: The A tubule of each doublet has attached dynein arms.

Converse of object

  • collect: Aldosterone achieves this by its action on the collecting tubules of the kidney.
  • block: These crystals are comparatively soluble but nevertheless block the tubule.
  • coil: These small molecules pass through the renal tube ( coiled tubule ) which is surrounded by a capillary network.
  • identify: Can you identify the seminiferous tubules in the picture?
  • show: This diagram shows a single seminiferous tubule, and cells in the interstitial tissue outside the tubule.

Adjective modifier

  • seminiferous: Can you identify the seminiferous tubules in the picture?
  • Malpighian: At bottom one individual is crawling over a Malpighian tubule.
  • proximal: Uranium has a particular effect on the proximal tubules of the kidney.
  • distal: The next portion of the tubule is the loop of Henle, which leads to the distal convoluted tubule.
  • convoluted: The next portion of the tubule is the loop of Henle, which leads to the distal convoluted tubule.
  • renal: Kidney tissue The renal tubule is continuous with Bowman's capsule.

Modifies a noun

  • formation: For example, VEGF promotes endothelial cell migration and tubule formation.
  • cell: Estrogen and androgen regulation of plasma membrane calcium pump activity in immortalized distal tubule kidney cells.
  • increase: As a result, the amount of glucose that gets filtered into the kidney tubules increases also.

Noun used with modifier

  • kidney: Among them is Fanconi's syndrome, which is a dysfunction of the proximal kidney tubules.
  • dentine: SECM image of ion fluxes through human dentine tubules.
  • T: T tubules are invaginations of muscle cell plasma membrane.

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