loop of Henle ascending limb thin segment
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A sub-portion of the loop of Henle in the nephron of the kidney that is permeable to ions but not to water. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_ascending_limb_of_loop_of_Henle http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0072021 ]
Synonyms: pars ascendens (tubulus attenuatus) thin ascending limb of loop of Henle ascending thin limb thin ascending limb ascending limb thin segment of loop of Henle