Cell Ontology (CL)
OWL
Last submission date April 8, 2024
ID http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001288
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001288
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Preferred name

loop of Henle

Synonyms

Henle loop

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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