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://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0072022 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descending_limb_of_loop_of_Henle ]
Synonyms: loop of Henle thin descending limb descending thin limb of loop of Henle thin descending limb pars descendens (tubulus attenuatus) loop of Henle descending thin limb
Term information
uberon_slim, human_reference_atlas
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