Malpighian Tubules
"Malpighian Tubules" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Slender tubular or hairlike excretory structures found in insects. They emerge from the alimentary canal between the mesenteron (midgut) and the proctodeum (hindgut).
| Descriptor ID |
D008317
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A13.574
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