The pronephric nephron tubule is an epithelial tube that is part of the pronephric nephron and connects the filtration unit (glomerulus or glomus) of the pronephros to the pronephric duct[GO]. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0039020 ]
Synonyms: pronephric tubule
Term information
- TAO:0001558
- XAO:0004105
- ZFA:0001558
Bilaterally paired tubes connecting the pronephric glomeruli to the pronephric ducts. In zebrafish and other teleosts, the pronephric nephron and tubules form after the pronephric duct, connecting to the anterior-most tip of the pronephric ducts. Drummond, 2000.[TAO]