Human Health Exposure Analysis Resource

Last uploaded: July 19, 2024
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001288
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001288
Preferred Name

loop of Henle

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.
Synonyms
Henle's loop
ansa nephroni
Henle loop
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