Preferred Name |
descending limb of loop of Henle |
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Synonyms |
loop of Henle descending limb descending limb of Henle's loop descending limb |
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Definitions |
The portion of the renal tubule that constitutes the proximal part of the loop of Henle, has low permeability to ions and urea, and is highly permeable to water; it consists of an initial short thick segment lined by low simple cuboidal epithelium and a long thin segment lined by simple squamous epithelium; however, this distinction is not as important physiologically as in the ascending limb, so often the two are treated as one structure. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001289 |
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definition |
The portion of the renal tubule that constitutes the proximal part of the loop of Henle, has low permeability to ions and urea, and is highly permeable to water; it consists of an initial short thick segment lined by low simple cuboidal epithelium and a long thin segment lined by simple squamous epithelium; however, this distinction is not as important physiologically as in the ascending limb, so often the two are treated as one structure. |
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has_broad_synonym |
descending limb |
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has_exact_synonym |
loop of Henle descending limb descending limb of Henle's loop |
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label |
descending limb of loop of Henle |
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UBERON:0001289 |
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prefLabel |
descending limb of loop of Henle |
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