efferent
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They constrict the efferent arterioles, causing the flow of blood into the nephrons to stop.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Recall that the DCT is in intimate contact with the afferent and efferent arterioles of the glomerulus.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
They also diminish GFR by damaging the podocytes and by potently vasoconstricting both the afferent and efferent arterioles.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
A long reflex has afferent branches that enter the spinal cord or brain and involve the efferent branches, as previously explained.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The gonads, as in other Arthropoda, are hollow saccular organs, the cavity communicating with the efferent ducts.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
