proximal/distal pattern formation involved in metanephric nephron development
proximal/distal pattern formation involved in metanephric nephron development
The regionalization process in which specific areas of cell differentiation are determined along a proximal/distal axis of a nephron in the metanephros. The proximal/distal axis is defined by a line that runs from the center of the kidney (proximal end) outward (distal end).