ascending limb of loop of Henle

Preferred Label : ascending limb of loop of Henle;

Uberon 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].;

Uberon synonym : loop of Henle ascending limb; ascending limb of Henle's loop;

Uberon related term : distal straight tubule;

Uberon broad term : ascending limb;

Details

Origin ID

0005164;

UMLS CUI

C0227658;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Ascending Limb of Henle's Loop [NCIt concept]
- Ascending limb of loop of Henle [FMA entity]
- Entire ascending limb of Henle's loop (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of ascending limb of Henle's loop (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- ascending limb of henle's loop [SNOMED Notion]
- ascending limb of loop of Henle [Radlex concept]
- ascending limb of loop of henle [MeSH concept]
- loop of henle [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Ascending Limb of Henle's Loop [NCIt concept]
- Ascending limb of loop of Henle [FMA entity]
- Structure of ascending limb of Henle's loop (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- ascending limb of henle's loop [SNOMED Notion]
- ascending limb of loop of henle [MeSH concept]
Uberon cross reference
- Ascending Limb of Henle's Loop [NCIt concept]
- Ascending limb of loop of Henle [FMA entity]
- Entire ascending limb of Henle's loop (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
contributes to morphology of
- loop of Henle [UBERON concept]
has part
- loop of Henle ascending limb thin segment [UBERON concept]
- thick ascending limb of loop of Henle [UBERON concept]
part of
- loop of Henle [UBERON concept]

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