Preferred Name | loop of Henle | |
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Henle's loop ansa nephroni Henle loop |
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Definitions |
The section of the renal tubule in the kidney medulla with a hairpin bend; consists of a descending limb and an ascending limb, and is situated between the proximal convoluted tubule to the distal convoluted tubule; it functions to reabsorb water and ions from the urine. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001288 |
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definition |
The section of the renal tubule in the kidney medulla with a hairpin bend; consists of a descending limb and an ascending limb, and is situated between the proximal convoluted tubule to the distal convoluted tubule; it functions to reabsorb water and ions from the urine. |
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has_exact_synonym |
Henle's loop ansa nephroni Henle loop |
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label |
loop of Henle |
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prefixIRI |
UBERON:0001288 |
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prefLabel |
loop of Henle |
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RO_0002150 | ||
RO_0002433 | ||
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