loading...| Preferred Name | ascending limb of loop of Henle | |
| Synonyms |
distal straight tubule ascending limb ascending limb of Henle's loop loop of Henle ascending limb |
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| 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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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005164 |
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SCTID:245434005 Wikipedia:Ascending_limb_of_loop_of_Henle NCIT:C32154 EMAPA:35510 UMLS:C0227658 FMA:17717 MA:0001676 |
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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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| editor note |
TODO - thick/thin check. Also relationship to distal tubule. We need a home for MA:0002634-renal straight tubule |
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ascending limb |
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| has_exact_synonym |
ascending limb of Henle's loop loop of Henle ascending limb |
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uberon |
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distal straight tubule |
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UBERON:0005164 |
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| label |
ascending limb of loop of Henle |
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| notation |
UBERON:0005164 |
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ascending limb of loop of Henle |
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