Cell Ontology

Last uploaded: February 13, 2024
Preferred Name

ascending limb of loop of Henle

Synonyms

ascending limb of Henle's loop

loop of Henle ascending limb

ascending limb

distal straight tubule

Definitions

The distal part of the loop of Henle that is impermeable to water and actively pumps sodium out of the filtrate to generate the hypertonic interstitium that drives countercurrent exchange; it consists of an initial very thin segment lined by simple squamous epithelium followed by a distal thick segment lined by simple cuboidal epithelium[MP].

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005164

contributes to morphology of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001288

database_cross_reference

SCTID:245434005

Wikipedia:Ascending_limb_of_loop_of_Henle

NCIT:C32154

EMAPA:35510

UMLS:C0227658

FMA:17717

MA:0001676

definition

The distal part of the loop of Henle that is impermeable to water and actively pumps sodium out of the filtrate to generate the hypertonic interstitium that drives countercurrent exchange; it consists of an initial very thin segment lined by simple squamous epithelium followed by a distal thick segment lined by simple cuboidal epithelium[MP].

editor note

TODO - thick/thin check. Also relationship to distal tubule. We need a home for MA:0002634-renal straight tubule

has_broad_synonym

ascending limb

has_exact_synonym

ascending limb of Henle's loop

loop of Henle ascending limb

has_obo_namespace

uberon

has_related_synonym

distal straight tubule

id

UBERON:0005164

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#pheno_slim

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim

label

ascending limb of loop of Henle

notation

UBERON:0005164

part_of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001288

prefLabel

ascending limb of loop of Henle

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001288

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004135

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