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descending thin limb

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The descending thin limb is a part of the loop of Henle situated just after the proximal straight tubule (S3). It extends to the tip of the loop of Henle[GO]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descending_limb_of_loop_of_Henle http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0072022 ]

Term info

Label

descending thin limb

Synonyms
  • descending thin limb of loop of Henle
  • loop of Henle descending thin limb
  • loop of Henle thin descending limb
  • pars descendens (tubulus attenuatus)
  • thin descending limb
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Subsets

uberon_slim

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Gray1128.png

has alternative id

UBERON:0005165

has related synonym

thin descending loop of Henle, thin descending limb of loop of Henle, descending limb of Henle's loop, descending limb of loop of Henle, thin descending limb of the loop of Henle

id

UBERON:0005096