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| Id | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005164
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005164
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| Preferred Name | ascending limb of loop of Henle |
| 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].
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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| 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]. |
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ascending limb of loop of Henle
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ascending limb of loop of Henle
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UBERON:0005164
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