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]. [ MP:0011342 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascending_limb_of_loop_of_Henle ]

Synonyms: loop of Henle ascending limb ascending limb of Henle's loop

This is just here as a test because I lose it

Term information

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim

editor note

TODO - thick/thin check. Also relationship to distal tubule. We need a home for MA:0002634-renal straight tubule

has broad synonym

ascending limb

has related synonym

distal straight tubule

id

UBERON:0005164