Definition of Peritubular. Meaning of Peritubular. Synonyms of Peritubular

- In the renal system, peritubular capillaries are tiny blood vessels, supplied by the efferent arteriole, that travel alongside nephrons allowing reabsorption...
- A peritubular myoid (PTM) cell is one of the smooth muscle cells which surround the seminiferous tubules in the testis. These cells are present in all...
- foot processes of the lining of the capsule. The tubule has adjacent peritubular capillaries that run between the descending and ascending portions of...
- proteins) in the peritubular capillaries. The effect of decreased hydrostatic pressure and increased oncotic pressure in the peritubular capillaries will...
- of water and Na+ into the peritubular capillaries. Because hydrostatic pressures in the tubules, interstitium and peritubular capillaries are normally...
- Reabsorption is the transport of molecules from this ultrafiltrate and into the peritubular capillary network that surrounds the nephron tubules. It is accomplished...
- interstitial fibroblasts in the kidney in close ****ociation with the peritubular capillary and proximal convoluted tubule. It is also produced in perisinusoidal...
- retention of pot****ium ions. Specifically, this process occurs in the peritubular capillaries of the kidneys in response to a change in Starling forces...
- filtration, 2) secretion from the peritubular capillaries to the nephron, and 3) reabsorption from the nephron back to the peritubular capillaries. Clearance is...
- volume, therefore increasing blood flow to the kidney, particularly the peritubular capillaries. This reduces medullary osmolality and thus impairs the concentration...