| kidney tubules, collecting | Straight tubes commencing in the radiate part of the kidney cortex where they receive the curved ends of the distal convoluted tubules. In the medulla the collecting tubules of each pyramid converge to join a central tube (duct of bellini) which opens on the summit of the papilla. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Kobelt's tubules | Remnants of the mesonephric tubule's in the female, contained within the epoophoron. Synonym: wolffian tubules. (05 Mar 2000) |