Definition of PROXIMAL CONVOLUTED TUBULE. : the convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between Bowman's capsule and the loop of Henle and functions especially in the resorption of sugar, sodium and chloride ions, and water from the glomerular filtrate âcalled also proximal tubule.ADVERTISEMENT. the convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between Bowman's capsule and the loop of Henle and functions especially in the resorption of sugar, sodium and chloride ions, and water from the glomerular filtrate âcalled also proximal tubule. ADVERTISEMENT.
FDA Approves Ocrevus. South San Francisco, CA -- March 28, 2017 -- Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) as the first and only medicine for both relapsing and primary progressive forms of multiple sclerosis.
The FDA is due to make its decision known March 28, which is quite poetic really, in that it is MS Awareness Month. So, if everything works out, it looks as if Ocrevus, although not a cure, has all the makings of a wonder drug for MS, at least for most people who have the disease.